Microsoft’s P3P privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said yesterday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. Google is already facing allegations from Microsoft’s corporate vice…
Google: Internet Explorer P3P privacy policy impractical in modern web
Microsoft’s P3P privacy protection feature in Internet Explorer is impractical to comply with while providing modern web functionality such as cookie-based features, Google said yesterday in response to an accusation from Microsoft that Google had bypassed privacy protections in Internet Explorer. Google is already facing allegations from Microsoft’s corporate vice…
Microsoft accuses Google of also circumventing IE privacy policies
Microsoft accused Google yesterday of bypassing privacy protections in Internet Explorer, following accusations last week that Google was doing so in Apple’s Safari browser. Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice president for Internet Explorer, described how Microsoft believes Google is getting around IE privacy policies in a blog post. IE by default…
How Google got around Apple’s Safari privacy protection
Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student at Stanford, caused a major stir this morning when he published research showing how Google used loopholes within Apple’s Safari browser cookie-blocking policy to place unexpected third party cookies within the browser. In this article we’ll detail Mayer’s findings and their implications for Safari users….
FBI Says Social Network Monitoring Plan Will Abide By Privacy Rules (February 14, 2012)
The FBI is attempting to allay concerns about user privacy over its plan to monitor social networking sites by making assurances that all its activity will comply with privacy and civil rights requirements……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
ProtectMyID: Do you read privacy policies and have you ever not completed a transaction because of something you read? Protecting yourself takes effort!
ProtectMyID: Do you read privacy policies and have you ever not completed a transaction because of something you read? Protecting yourself takes effort! View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
ProtectMyID: Do you read privacy policies and have you ever not completed a transaction because of something you read? Protecting yourself takes effort!
ProtectMyID: Do you read privacy policies and have you ever not completed a transaction because of something you read? Protecting yourself takes effort! View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Who has better privacy laws: USA or European Union?
The need for a digital consumer bill of rights for data protection really depends on where you live. If you’re in Europe, you are already pretty well protected, but it’s a very different if you live in the US. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post…
iPhone App Raises Social Network Privacy Issue
A privacy debate surrounding fledgling social network Path went viral, triggering discussions on blogs and on Twitter about how far social networks can go in using members’ private data. Path was sharply criticized in blogs and social media forums after an independent software developer revealed that Path’s Apple iPhone application…
Privacy Flaw Found in Path for iOS
The app uploads a user’s entire address book without requesting permission to do so. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security