McDonald’s customer data compromised
If you previously elected to submit information to McDonald’s in connection with one of their websites or promotions, there is a possibility that information you …
Facebook Mobile Privacy Dashboard gets an upgrade
Mobile Facebook users will soon have much more control over they privacy settings – they will be able to see what information they are sharing with which applications …
How new Facebook user profiles impact privacy
Facebook today announced its New Profile, designed to help users share their experiences, discover common interests and highlight meaningful relationships. The service will be …
Using social networks safely
Everyone uses social networks like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Although these fantastic sites do have their upside, they also open users up to more computer viruses and …
Top 10 privacy issues for 2011
The prevalence of mobile devices with personally identifiable location-based information and the increasing use of social media are top concerns for 2011. With more personal …
EU investigates Google antitrust violations
The European Commission has decided to open an antitrust investigation into allegations that Google has abused a dominant position in online search, in violation of European …
Security, privacy and the generation gap
In the video below, Bruce Schneier talks about social networking sites and the future of privacy at the HEAnet National Networking Conference 2010 in Ireland.
Top 10 security threats for 2011
Imperva announced their predictions for the top ten security trends for 2011 which have been compiled to help IT security professionals defend their organization against the …
Facebook discovers and “punishes” UID-selling developers
The recent discovery that some Facebook application were inadvertently forwarding users’ UIDs to advertising agencies and data collection companies has spurred the …
Privacy and cleaning tool CCleaner 3.0 released
CCleaner is a system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet …
Telstra’s blunder leads to massive data leak
It is yet unknown if it was a human or computer error that made Australian telecommunications and company Telstra send out letters containing personal information (name, phone …
Firefox extension makes social network ID spoofing trivial
A simple-to-use Firefox plugin presented yesterday at Toorcon in San Diego has hit the security world with the realization that squabbles about Facebook’s changing …