Guarding personal data
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
As federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart noted in a report last week, “TJX was one of many companies gambling with Canadians’ personal information. …
Facebook faces fresh privacy probe
PrecisionMarketing – London,England,UK
… from the Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic have filed the complaint with Canada’s Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. …
Make firms report stolen financial data — Editorial (add your comment)
Sudbury Star – Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
And Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said in her annual report that thousands of Canadians have had their personal information breached, …
Privacy now trumps security for Tories
Edmonton Sun – Alberta, Canada
By SUN MEDIA MONTREAL — Security issues have taken a back seat to privacy issues since the Maxime Bernier-Julie Couillard scandal came to a head a few …
Opinion: Top 5 mistakes of privacy awareness programs
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
In a poll two years ago of members of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, three quarters of respondents said their companies do some …
How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
But not all IM networks offer the same privacy and security. To chart the differences, CNET News.com surveyed companies providing popular IM services and …
Groups Call for Investigation of ISP Ad Targeting
PC World – USA
Fifteen US and Canadian privacy and consumer groups have called for a congressional investigation into a Missouri broadband provider’s plans to deliver …
New ISO standard will help safeguard privacy of financial data in …
PublicTechnology.net – UK
A new ISO [International Organization for Standardization] standard will help to safeguard the privacy of people’s financial data when being processed by …
ID cards ‘could threaten privacy‘
BBC News – UK
The Home Affairs Select Committee called for proper safeguards on the plans for compulsory ID cards to stop “function creep” threatening privacy. …
Cavalcade of privacy watchdogs bark for data pimping probe
Register – London,England,UK
By Cade Metz in San Francisco → More by this author Fifteen privacy watchdogs – yes, fifteen – have tossed a letter at Congress, urging the House …
MySpace Privacy Flaw Exposes Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan Pics
CRN – Manhasset,NY,USA
Social networking giant MySpace discovered what appeared to be the first major privacy breach since the recent launch of its Data Availability initiative …