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Florida Privacy Task Force Addresses Digital Challenges

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Recognizing the need for new privacy policies in the Internet Age, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has created a task force to make policy recommendations by Feb. 1, 2001. The Privacy and Technology Task Force, directed by the state legislature, will . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 11, 2000

Virginia Court Ruling: Overturning 1999 Law on Online Porn Censorship

A U.S. court has stopped the state of Virginia from enforcing a 1999 law that criminalizes use of the Internet to sell or otherwise provide sexually explicit material that is "harmful to minors." U.S. District Court Judge J. Harry Michael, Jr. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 11, 2000

Yahoo Auctions Removes Listings Over Privacy Violations

An executive at Yahoo Auctions said the company removed the auction listing because it violated its terms of service by offering to sell personal data, the Journal said. An EBay spokesperson said the company does not allow the sale of bulk . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 10, 2000

China Shuts Down Pro-Democracy Site, Germany Blocks Nazi Slogans

China has shut down a "dissident" web site run by a pro-democracy human rights group. And in Berlin, the German government has began to block Nazi slogans as German Web addresses after discovering someone had registered https://www.zukunft-braucht-erinnerung.de/.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 09, 2000

FBI: Expedites Carnivore Wiretap Document Release Amid Pressures

Pushed by a court hearing and growing press attention, the FBI on Wednesday agreed to expedite its release of documents detailing the inner workings of Carnivore, its controversial electronic wiretap system that scans private E-mail through Internet service providers. But ISPs . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 07, 2000

Polling Firm Sues ISPs Over Email Communication Blockage

A leading Internet-based polling company is suing America Online Inc. and a dozen other Internet service providers for blocking correspondence with some 2.7 million of its 6.6 million online members

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 05, 2000

Exploring Payment Processing Risks And Online Card Rejections

Chris Hughes was surprised when Internet merchant PayPal rejected his credit card last week, but was even more surprised when he found out why. PayPal's credit card verification service, Cybersource Corp., indicated Hughes was a high risk because he had used . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 05, 2000

E-Tailers Compromise Customer Privacy Standards Through Data Practices

Without knowing it, some Internet shoppers are forking over more than cash for their purchases. Several online retailers have been giving their customers' personal information to a marketing company.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 04, 2000

Email Security Firms Take Action Against FBI's Carnivore Surveillance

... in the aftermath of the FBI's recently revealed Carnivore email surveillance system, email security companies are hoping they can convince average email users to seal their electronic envelopes -- and finally propel email encryption into a broader market. "We're seeing . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 04, 2000

Lance Brown: Insights on Freedom Solutions and Technology Conference

The HNS Staff did an interview with Lance Brown, the creator of Stop Carnivore. Mr. Brown is the President and Founder of Future Solutions, which was founded in 1996 with the goal of pursuing freedom-minded solutions to tomorrow's problems. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 04, 2000

FBI: Timeline of Court Order for the Carnivore Surveillance Tool

A federal judge has ordered the FBI to set a timetable for responding to a privacy group's request for details of Carnivore, a tool designed to capture e-mail messages in a criminal investigation.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 03, 2000

Discovering Digital Mailbox Solutions for Americans with Uncle Spam

Uncle Sam could become "Uncle Spam" if the government follows through with plans for creating an "official U.S. e-mail box" for every address in America, say industry executives briefed on the proposal. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 03, 2000

DeCSS Lawsuit Overview: Legal Implications for Open Source Advocacy

*Dave bites his tounge to remain impartial* "The shirt reveals the source code of the DVD de-scrambling utility DeCCS, which has prompted several lawsuits over copyright infringement. "Coding is NOT a crime," Copyleft's online catalog says, "so express your disapproval of . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 02, 2000

Debate on Email Interception by Dutch Intelligence Operations

Reports that intelligence agents have been intercepting e-mail traffic have added urgency to the debate about electronic snooping in the Netherlands, where a pending bill would broaden the government's power to monitor communications. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 02, 2000

Surge In Search Warrants For Online Data Raises Privacy Concerns

The number of search warrants seeking citizens' online data has soared during the past several years, a USATODAY.com study shows. The warrants, served by state and local investigators from across the nation, were aimed at discovering the identity and activities of . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 31, 2000

European Commission And US Settle On Data Protection Agreement

The EC has agreed a deal with the US which patches up previous disagreements over data protection. The problem stemmed from the fact that the US relies on a self-regulation system for the security of personal information - Europe on the . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 30, 2000

DefCon 2023 Privacy Tactics: Identity Security Insights from Hackers

Coverage of DefCon. "Ever want to walk away from your life? You can change your identity, hide your tracks on the Internet, and cloak your e-mail in privacy. Battered wives can elude their painful pasts; harassers and criminals can hide from . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 30, 2000

European Commission Endorses Data Protection Agreement with U.S.

The European Commission said on Thursday it had endorsed a data protection agreement with the United States, averting a feared trade dispute over tough European rules on the privacy of personal data.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 28, 2000

FTC Advocates Self-Regulation On Online Privacy And Data Collection

In a double-barreled report affecting the future of online privacy, federal trade regulators on Thursday approved a plan by Internet advertisers to self-regulate the way they collect information used to profile online consumers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 28, 2000

Critique of UK RIP Bill's Technical Flaws in Internet Surveillance

The UK Government's plans to eavesdrop on criminals that use the internet are "technically inept", say security experts. The technologies that the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill would allow police use to spy on computer-literate criminals are easy to avoid, . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 28, 2000

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