The 27 heads of European data agencies complained that Google’s failed to respond adequately to charges that Google’s new Privacy Policy effective on March 1, 2012 violated the EU privacy laws which are referred to as the 1995 Data Directive –“Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
Privacy Update – Cell Users Don’t Install Apps and Turn Off GPS
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Pew Research reported that cell users are very concerned about their privacy and including the fact that about one third reported that their cells have been lost or stolen which obviously increases awareness of loss of privacy. Since Pew reported earlier this year that 88% of US adults have cell devices…
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Webcast about Risks of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
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Since the advent of the iPhone, iPad, and Droid devices employees have demanded that they use whatever devices they like, (e.g. BYOD) which has led IT leaders to change the way they do business regarding emails and company data. Clearly BYOD has had an impact on all businesses and as…
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Who Owns Wiki Content?
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Virtually all Internet users rely on some wiki since they are so prevalent, but did you ever wonder who owns the content? As a matter of fact as of October 2012 Wikipedia claims to have 23 million articles contributed by individuals around the world in 285 languages, and an "estimated…
Cybersecurity Risks Debated Over New Chinese 4G Networks in the US
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Increased demand for higher speed 4G networks brought on by increased use of cells & tablets may lead to a new security threat from China. The New York Times reported that the US House Intelligence Committee issued its report after a yearlong investigation which concluded:
…that the Chinese businesses, Huawei…
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Crackdown on Internet Cons
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The New York Times reported that a number of governments have banded together to combat Internet con artists. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was joined by “the Australian Communications and Media Authority, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, and Britain’s Serious Organized Crime Agency. This multinational crackdown on so-called…
Cyber Attacks on 6 Banks
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Millions of bank customers were unable to access their bank accounts and bank online as reported by the New York Times. The bank customers “of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo and PNC, …could not get access to their accounts or pay bills online.” The report…
The Internet is an Energy Hog!
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The New York Times reported that Internet sites waste huge amounts of energy and that worldwide “the digital warehouses use about 30 billion watts of electricity, roughly equivalent to the output of 30 nuclear power plants.” The study reviewed “20,000 servers in about 70 large data centers spanning the commercial…
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Are Driving Up Health Care Costs, Not Reducing Costs
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The federal plan was that the use of EHRs would reduce health care costs, improve efficiency, and patient safety, however after spending more than $19 billion dollars on EHRs apparently health care costs have increased. Not everyone thought the increased use of EHRs would help, in 2009 a report in the…
Copyright Infringement Verdicts of Music Upheld on Appeal
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After trials, retrials, and years of appeal two defendants are now liable for fines of $675,000 and $222,000 for pirating 30 and 24 songs respectively. Joel Tenenbaum’s copyright infringement cost him $22,500 for each of the 30 songs, while Jamie Thomas-Rasset’s copyright infringement cost her $9,250 for each of…
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