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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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FBI releases first Carnivore data

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The FBI released the first documents about its controversial Carnivore email surveillance software on Tuesday, but more than half of the 750 pages were blacked out and hundreds more were withheld. The Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) filed . . .

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Do you know if your data is safe?

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One of the fundamental questions that every organization is presented with on a day-to-day basis is, "Is my data safe?" It's a really good question because the consequences of not knowing can be detrimental to your company. I hate the term, . . .

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Critics blast FBI's first release of Carnivore documents

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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which sued the FBI for the information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), complained that the 565-page release contains little relevant information. According to a press release issued by the Washington-based group, nearly 200 pages were withheld in full and about 400 pages were redacted, many completely except for the page numbers. . . .

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Tracking the web of data you weave

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Online, you are your data dossier. Most computer users don't realize that Internet businesses are compiling data about them and their Web-surfing history and habits. Even those who are aware of the tactics would be dazed by the sheer bulk of . . .

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Speaking for security

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A small UK company has created a speech recognition system that can fit comfortably on a smartcard and do its job using nothing more than the humble processing power of the chip on the card.. . .

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MSNBC Privacy Summary

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MSNBC has put together a summary of the most significant events to affect privacy on the net in the last week or two. It covers Carnivore, a GeoCities faux pas, ACLU and wiretap issues, government and net privacy bills, and more. . . .

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Defanging Carnivore

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An interview with Network ICE CEO Robert Graham. "Graham released to the general public the source code to "Altivore," a program that mimics all the capabilities of Carnivore. Part protest against Carnivore's potential for invasions of privacy and part defensive measure . . .

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The :CueCat Bar Code Reader

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Here's a good overall summary of the :CueCat issues. "The Privacy Foundation recently completed a technical evaluation of the :CueCat bar code reader. This handheld device, which is similar in appearance to a computer mouse, is a product of Digital:Convergence Corp. . . .

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