June 7, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: CEO, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy
May 26, 2010 by Sam Narisi
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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Tags: Boucher Bill, congress, data security, privacy
December 17, 2009 by Sam Narisi
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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Tags: privacy, text messages, X e-mail
December 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: controls, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook, information, privacy, Rupert Murdoch
December 7, 2009 by Sam Narisi
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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Tags: e-mail, law, monitoring, privacy
June 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: Brahmana v. Lembo, Electroinic Communications Privacy Act, keylogging, privacy
June 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: browsing, darknet, Forbes, Hewlett-Packard, Internet, privacy, security
June 22, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: applicants, Bozeman, city, e-mail, job, Montana, passwords, privacy, social networking
February 27, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Companies often use technology to catch employees who break rules. But is it possible for them to go too far?
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Tags: monitoring employees, privacy, video surveillance
November 19, 2008 by Sam Narisi
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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Tags: camera phones, harassment, privacy, security
