Microsoft Urges Feds to Get Behind the Cloud
By Kenneth Corbin | Features Article Published January 20, 2010
Software giant proposes landmark cloud computing legislation to promote security and privacy, suggesting what it calls the Cloud Computing Advancement Act.
Tags: privacy, Microsoft, security, cloud computing, private cloud

Facebook's New Privacy Rules Upset Users
By Reuters | Security Article Published December 10, 2009
It turns out that users don't like seeing their privacy levels eroded.
Tags: privacy, search, Facebook, security, network

Facebook Offers Users More Privacy Choices
By Reuters | Security Article Published December 09, 2009
Facebook will provide users with more ways to limit who sees their postings, photos and videos –– but will also allow them to expose their information to a wider Web audience.
Tags: Google, policy, privacy, Facebook, network

Regulators Mull Consumer Privacy Guidlines
By Reuters | Security Article Published December 08, 2009
With an ocean of consumer privacy being gathered, the Federal Trade Commission met to discuss guidelines on how firms use that data to advertise.
Tags: Google, FTC, policy, privacy, bug

Microsoft Squashes Windows 7 'Back Door' Rumors
By Stuart J. Johnston | Security Article Published November 23, 2009
Microsoft has denied rumors that it had put hidden "back doors" into Windows 7 at the federal government's request.
Tags: privacy, Microsoft, operating system, review

Online 'Coworking': Up From Starbucks
By David Strom | Columns Article Published September 10, 2009
For mobile Web-based workers, there's a better solution than your local Starbucks.
Tags: privacy, services, IT, Office, research

Internet Explorer 8 Fixes: Privacy and Efficiency
By Eric Geier | Features Article Published September 10, 2009
Remove your history, prevent coloring of tabs, start from the InPrivateBrowsing mode, and other helps tips for Internet Explorer 8.
Tags: privacy, Microsoft, Internet Explorer 8

WPA Security Proves Faulty
By Andy Patrizio | Security Article Published September 08, 2009
Like WEP before it, the wireless protocol WPA has been breached -- and an expert can do it in about 60 seconds.
Tags: wireless, privacy, e-Mail, security, networking

Facebook To Give Users More Privacy Control
By Kenneth Corbin | Security Article Published August 28, 2009
Facebook is bowing to pressure from Canadian regulators and providing users with more options and control over how their personal information gets shared.
Tags: policy, privacy, Facebook, developer, advertising

KDE's Expanded Desktop vs. Online Apps
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published August 25, 2009
Online applications are nothing more than the latest incarnation of proprietary software.
Tags: Google, privacy, Facebook, KDE, KDE 4

Enterprise Software: Big Insecurity
By Alex Goldman | Features Article Published August 18, 2009
Data protection is surprisingly weak in enterprise software, according to a study of IT professionals.
Tags: privacy, security, compliance, enterprise software

Why iGoogle's 'Social Gadgets' Should Kill Facebook
By Mike Elgan | Columns Article Published August 12, 2009
Google's new "Social Gadgets" for its iGoogle site has the potential to shift the online landscape in a major way.
Tags: Google, privacy, search, Facebook, services

MySpace Email Goes Worldwide
By Kenneth Corbin | Applications Article Published August 01, 2009
MySpace hopes to be a big player in the Webmail sector.
Tags: Google, privacy, search, Facebook, MySpace

Lawsuit Seeks to Block IM Spam
By Alex Goldman | Networks Article Published July 19, 2009
A Microsoft lawsuit aims at blocking what the company calls spam over its Windows Live Messenger service.
Tags: privacy, Microsoft, services, Windows, CA

Privacy Commissioner: Facebook Privacy Lacking
By Reuters | Security Article Published July 17, 2009
Facebook gets a poor grade for its efforts to protect user data, according to the Canadian privacy commissioner.
Tags: policy, privacy, Facebook, social networking

Most UK Companies Suffer Cyber Breach
By Alex Goldman | Security Article Published July 12, 2009
The number is as high as 70 percent, based on one report.
Tags: privacy, data security, security, management, support

Social Security Numbers Easy to Hack
By Alex Goldman | Security Article Published July 08, 2009
Researchers suggest that social security numbers are far too predictable to be of use as a national ID.
Tags: policy, privacy, services, e-Mail, authentication

US Gov Weighing Rewards for Safer Secure
By Kenneth Corbin | Security Article Published June 28, 2009
As a public-private partnerships develop, U.S. government officials consider incentives.
Tags: Google, Senate, Congress, policy, privacy

Using Open Source to Protect Email
By Paul Rubens | Open Source Article Published June 26, 2009
Open source applications like Thunderbird and GnuPG are useful -- and free -- ways to secure your email.
Tags: privacy, Firefox, Linux, email

Should Security Concerns Stall SaaS Adoption?
By Jeffrey M. Kaplan | Security Article Published June 17, 2009
The success of online banking shows that Web-based solutions can be secure, while installed legacy software is often riddled with holes.
Tags: privacy, services, SaaS, security