A declaration made by an organization regarding its use of personal information that you give it. Due to the countless opportunities for purchasing merchandise as well as signing up and receiving newsletters and other periodic information, privacy policies have become popular on the Web. Such policies state whether third parties may have access to your data and how that data will be used. They may also indicate whether cookies are used. See privacy.
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- Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings
- As long as...it's not a 3 strike policy... i'm relativaly ok with this particular thing...Just a notice and notice system, sometimes users dont know if they are doing something illegal. Furthermore, can they proof without anny doubt that there's a copyright infrigement?no they cannotWith such a large criminal records, the...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations
- In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...
- News items 2009-11-11
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- Turn your computers off by icon, button, combination keystroke or timer and... protect privacy, cleanup PC, close applications in accordance with chosen policy, kill unknown viruses, backup data, eject CD, launch additional tasks (*.bat, *.exe, *.com) at shutdown and be sure your computers will shut down! CLEANUP FEATURES: all popular...
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document
- So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- BlackBerry the choice of organized crime
- You mean police have to workand do things themselves instead of casting a massive net over everyone? What a shame...well its good for RIM ....As for gang member there is one thing i never understood .Why does the a real clean up have been never made ....you set...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Personal health information is the next national security problem
- This one's been a problem for a while....Shoot, it's been a problem for so long that Congress has already done "something" about it called HIPPA. See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/RE: Personal health information is the next national security problemYou make many good points here, but as I try to convey to individuals, read...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
- Did Yahoo provide Iran with names of 200,000 users?
- disgracefulthis is certainly one of the more irresponsible actions on behalf of a corporation in modern times. Why is it that these media centric .com's .. grouping in Google noting some of their more recent activity seem to lack the controls, privacy and humanitarian fibre that their more traditional bricks...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
- More schools using SocMed: are we asking for trouble?
- Ownership? Right, until the cr*p hits the fan...I've been there. Everyone is completely on board until a risk becomes a law suit then suddenly all I see of the "Owners" are buttholes and elbows as they scramble for cover. Immediately afterwards the finger pointing begins with most...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Arge Stock Watch 1.0 (Windows)
- The application will display your Google Finance stock portfolios on your desktop and update the stock information in as little as 15 second intervals. The stock information is retrieved via the Google Finance API and follows the same Disclaimer, Privacy Policy and Terms of Use as Google Finance. The Adobe...
- Software downloads 2009-09-22
- IBM Helping Lay Enhanced Collaboration Foundations for US Bank
- Here's an interesting collaboration case history: US Bank, the 6th largest bank in the United States, are rationalizing around IBM's Lotus Notes 8.5, Quickr, and Sametime for their 58,000 employees. This week I spoke first with Bob Picciano, general manager of IBM Lotus...
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- Does Google Book privacy policy go far enough?
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Does Google Book privacy policy go far enough?
- In response to a request by the Federal Trade Commission, Google has posted a draft of an updated privacy policy for Google Books. But do these promises go far enough? The Center for Democracy and Technology says no. by Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Sniping over Google Books Settlement intensifies
- Google details its privacy safeguards behind its book settlement. The Open Book Alliances says "trust us" isn't a good privacy policy. Meanwhile, supporters of the Google Book Settlement have knocked Amazon's complaints about the deal. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- Will new Skype owners deal differently with open source?
- Don?t forget Skype for SIP ;)Skype for SIP also offers interoperability with other communications systems - there's more about how it works on our website:http://www.skype.com/go/sipRE: Will new Skype owners deal differently with open source?An equally important question is, will Skype deal differently with their users? Will they stop treating...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- Obama upholds Bush laptop search policy - with new safeguards
- Really at this point, can anybody be surprised to read this, in today's Washington Post: The Obama administration will largely preserve Bush-era procedures allowing the government to search -- without suspicion of wrongdoing -- the contents of a traveler's laptop computer, cellphone or other electronic...
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Google vs. Bing: The global battle
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
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