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Privacy sharks starting to swarm


June 7, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Facebook, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Web 2.0, Web sites, cybercrime, e-commerce, social networking

Seems that consumer advocates and politicians smell blood in the technology waters. The red stuff is flowing from the direction of Facbook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose awkward performance at a tech industry conference recently sent schools of predators swarming.

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Congress working on new data security law


May 26, 2010 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

A surprising 70% of data security professionals in a recent survey urged the federal government to pass national data security laws. But are the feds up to the task?

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Firm paid for text messages; can it read them?


December 17, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cell phone

If employees send text messages on the company’s dime, the company should be able to monitor them, right? Maybe not, according to recent court decisions.

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Getting what you pay for online — or not


December 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Facebook, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Web 2.0, Web sites, cloud computing, cybercrime, e-commerce, social networking

Okay, so Facebook’s got new privacy features that actually makes your profile info less private than it was in the past. And Rupert Murdoch’s whining that free content on the Internet’s gonna slurp up his billions made selling faux news on TV. Does anybody get what they want online anymore?

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E-mail monitoring mistakes cost companies in court


December 7, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, e-mail

Most employers keep an eye on employees’ Internet and e-mail activity. But doing it the wrong way can get the company hit with an invasion of privacy claim.

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Keylogging: When it’s legal, when it’s not


June 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, cybercrime

More and more employers are making use of “keylogging,” or the recording of keystrokes on an employee’s computer, to see what Web sites the employee is visiting. Is the process legal?

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Darknets: Web privacy’s future?


June 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Web browsers, Web sites, cybercrime

Feeling a little overexposed on the Web? You’re not alone, and for many folks that’s just the problem being tracked by Hewlett-Packard security guys who have some new insights on an old networking idea.

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Want this job? Facebook password, please


June 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, IT employment, Information security, Special Report, Web 2.0, Web sites, cybercrime, social networking

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Yes, unemployment’s high and job pickings are slim, so job applicants should probably be prepared to jump through a few hoops to land a paying gig. But if you want to work for the city of Bozeman, Montana, the price might be a little too steep.

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Napping staffer sues over video surveillance


February 27, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Companies often use technology to catch employees who break rules. But is it possible for them to go too far?

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3 legal risks from staffers’ camera phones


November 19, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

These days, most cell phones come equipped with built-in cameras. Those devices pose several little-known legal risks when they’re brought into the workplace.

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