International Action Day on February the 23rd 2013 against Surveillance and Censorship – Operation Big Brother Organisation Pad: pad.riseup.net Protest Map: maps.google.com twitter-Accounts: – www.twitter.com – www.twitter.com Hashtags: #IDP13 #OpBigBrother #INDECT #StopINDECT Transcript: Citizens of the world, we are Anonymous Since we invited you to show our fellow citizens that…
DHS says it is observing privacy rules in monitoring social media
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security DHS’s efforts to monitor social media, like Twitter, Facebook and blogs for suspicious traffic strictly observes federal privacy rules, said a report issued by the departmnt on Nov. 8. The Nov. 8 privacy compliance review said a series of pilot-specific Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)…
DHS says it’s observing privacy rules in monitoring social media
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security DHS’ efforts to monitor social media, like Twitter, Facebook and blogs for suspicious traffic strictly observes federal privacy rules, said a report issued by the agency on Nov. 8. The Nov. 8 privacy compliance review said a series of pilot-specific Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)…
More work on UAS integration needed, including privacy and GPS interference
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Unmanned aircraft Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making progress to integrate unmanned aerial systems into U.S airspace, a government watchdog group said major obstacles remain. In a report updated on Sept. 18, the Government Accountability Office said “additional work is…
More work on UAS integration needed, including privacy, GPS interference
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Unmanned aircraft Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making progress to integrate unmanned aerial systems into U.S airspace, a government watchdog group said major obstacles remain. In a report updated on Sept. 18, the Government Accountability Office said “additional work is…
Police chiefs adopt privacy guidelines for unmanned aircraft systems
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Unmanned aerial vehicle One of the largest associations of police executives has voted to adopt guidelines on the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles, but privacy groups continue to be wary of the technology’s operation by law enforcement. Homepage position: 10 read…
Senate confirms privacy oversight board nominees, but leaves out chairman
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Before it left for its summer recess, the Senate confirmed four nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), but failed to confirm a committee chairman, in a move that could hobble the board’s work. Congress…
Senate confirms privacy oversight board nominees, leaves out chairman
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Before it left for its summer recess, the Senate confirmed four nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), but failed to confirm a committee chairman in a move that hobbles the board’s work. Congress created…
Privacy assessment discloses that TSA is gathering frequent flier data about airline passengers
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: Relaxing in loungefor frequent fliers DHS has unveiled the details of 15 separate “privacy impact assessments” of some of the department’s management systems and databases which its privacy office has issued between March and May of 2012, including one that reveals that…
Netflix Agrees to US $9 Million Privacy Settlement (July 30, 2012)
Netflix has agreed to a privacy settlement that calls for the company to change its privacy policy and pay US $9 million in attorneys’ fees, plaintiff payouts, and charitable donations……. View full post on SANS NewsBites For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post…