DATA PRIVACY Articles
Facebook and Senator Fire Back at Password Snooping Employers
Facebook and senator vow to protect Facebook passwords from prying employers.
European Commission locks horns with Germany over data retention law
Meanwhile, Sweden adopts the controversial law
Is Application Security the Glaring Hole in Your Defense?
Univ. of Tampa says student info was exposed for 8 months
Accidental online leak involved more than 6,800 students; another 22K may also be affected
Tech-Privacy expert: Embed privacy before systems are built
Privacy regulators: US and EU will take different approaches
Both governments push for new online privacy standards, but EU officials question US enforcement efforts
YouMail Pumps Up Call Blocking in Android Phones
Not only can calls be blocked and the ring choked, but the app tells the unwanted caller "this number is out of service."
In new attack on mobile handsets, fraudsters target one-time-passwords
Two online banking fraud schemes are designed to defeat the one-time-password (OTP) authorization systems used by many banks.
18 firms sued for using privacy-invading mobile apps
Facebook, Apple, Twitter are among those charged in class action suit with surreptitiously taking user data
Lawmakers want Apple to brief them on iOS app privacy
The company's response to earlier questions about access to address-book data was inadequate, they said
