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Net Privacy Bill Called 'Trojan Horse'

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The legislation began as an effort to protect people like Amy Boyer, a New Hampshire woman who was slain by a man who tracked her down after buying her Social Security number on the Internet.In May, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) proposed . . .

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Employers can read your email from today

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Starting today employers can read workers' email without their consent, but heavyweights including the IoD want changes From Tuesday, new regulations give employers the power to eavesdrop on the email communications of their staff, a legal shift . . .

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Zero-Knowledge open sources Freedom

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Privacy technology firm Zero-Knowledge Systems announced that it had released the code to the Linux version of its privacy software, Freedom 2.0, Monday. Freedom is a client for a network that allows users to browse anonymously. Not even . . .

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Putting privacy in perspective

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There's a lot of sound and fury these days about privacy and the Net -- about how your privacy is going to be seriously compromised soon, if it's not already; about how innovations in cell phones and global positioning satellite systems . . .

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FBI Still Hunting With Carnivore

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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is still developing its Carnivore Internet surveillance tool, according to FBI documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The FBI is now creating "Enhanced Carnivore" under a . . .

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Mark of Zoro

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J. Oquendo contributes: "With the inception of the F.B.I.'s Carnivore, many people have overlooked the fact the C.I.A. is unleashing a tool which makes Carnivore a lightweight contender on the security intervention scene." The article says "watch for more . . .

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Privacy Treaty a Global Invasion?

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WASHINGTON -- Civil liberty groups are vexed over a proposed treaty that would grant more surveillance powers to U.S. and European police agencies, and expand copyright crimes. Thirty groups -- from North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe -- said . . .

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Bush, Gore Differ On Consumer Privacy Protection

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Both major presidential candidates believe that more must be done to protect Internet privacy, but they differ on exactly what should be done, their campaign representatives said Monday. Privacy hasn't been an issue in the presidential debates, despite surveys showing consumers . . .

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EarthLink flaw exposes domains

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A one-two punch of poor security left up to 81,000 domains hosted by Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. open to defacement and exploitation for at least a week, ZDNet News learned on Tuesday. The vulnerability resulted from a recently discovered flaw . . .

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Mitnick backs federal DNA database

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Should the Government establish a central database that uses biometric identifiers such as DNA to make sure you're who you say you are? Hacker Kevin Mitnick thinks so. "I think the government has to establish some sort of central database that . . .

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Privacy expert monitors issue with a keen eye

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Richard Smith has dedicated himself to demanding high security and privacy standards of Internet companies. A veteran computer programmer, Smith knows how information collected through technology can be manipulated in ways the developer never intended. Currently the chief technology officer at . . .

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Security Breach at Buy.com

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A security hole on buy.com's website exposed the personal information of customers who returned products to the company. For several hours on Thursday, the buy.com website allowed determined visitors to peruse the names, addresses, and phone numbers of customers. . . .

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Congress Sets Net Privacy Standards

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Lawmakers supportive of Internet privacy laws said Wednesday they would take an issue-by-issue approach next year rather than push for sweeping legislation. They also said the government should set higher standards of privacy for its Web sites. Lawmakers testifying at . . .

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Maker of CueCat scanner battles maverick tech hobbyists

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DigitalConvergence's lawyers have sent ``notification of infringement'' letters to several gadget-happy techies who aim to use the CueCat for things such as inventorying book or CD collections, tracking packages or simply making them usable on the Linux operating system. DigitalConvergence officials . . .

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Carnivore FOIA Documents

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These documents have been released through a lawsuit EPIC filed against the FBI and the Department of Justice. The next installment of Carnivore documents is scheduled to be released to EPIC in mid-November. More information on EPIC's lawsuit is available at<the . . .

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Ties taint Carnivore review

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So much for the hope that an independent review would settle privacy worries about the FBI's new system for snooping on e-mail. Two months after grudgingly agreeing to let outside authorities decide whether the Internet eavesdropping program named Carnivore endangers civil . . .

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