06 February 2012

EU Regulation decouples privacy from data protection - Infosecurity Magazine (US)


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SOPA Unnecessary, Threatens Fun - The Signal


By Reinier Macatangay I realize that taking the stance against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), or any new anti-internet piracy legislation, may not seem like the most unique position. But, it is a necessary one. The bill, put on hold last month, ...

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Google, Facebook remove content in India - Economic Times


They have been named alongside another 19 Internet firms in private criminal and civil cases being heard in a New Delhi court which will determine whether they can be held responsible for obscene material generated online by users.

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Children Should Be Seen and Heard - Huffington Post


Today I am laser focused on one thing: the counselor who blew off two children's reports of their teacher's strange behavior, saying, "You must be imagining it." In seminars across the country, parents flock to learn how to keep their children safe.

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Safer Internet Day - AboutMyArea


"The internet is a fantastic tool that is integral to the lives of most children and helps them with learning, communicating and creating, but it also presents some challenges to parents when it comes to keeping children safe online.

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Midlothian Council fined for personal data breaches - BBC News


The breaches happened between January and June last year. The Information Commissioner's Office said its investigation found that all five breaches could have been avoided if the council had put adequate data protection policies, training and checks in ...

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VeriSign admits it was hacked in 2010 but managers not told - MIS Asia


Internet giant VeriSign suffered a series of data breaches in 2010 and even now senior executives are not sure exactly what was compromised, the company has admitted in a filing made to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Number of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last year - Infosecurity Magazine (US)


Report: 19 million records affected by breaches since late 2009
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Steal This Column - New York Times


For those of you who have not followed this subject â€" or who, like me, regard phrases like “Net neutrality” as Novocain for the brain â€" the latest skirmish concerns the rampant online theft of songs, films, books and other content.

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Egypt's EFG says chairman banned from travel - Newsday


Business Newsday > Business Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Egypt's EFG says chairman banned from travel Originally published: February 5, ...

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Have removed objectionable content, say Google and Facebook in court - NDTV


He filed his suit in December, days before another Delhi resident Vinay Rai filed the criminal case against the online firms. The Delhi High Court recently warned that India could follow China's lead and ban websites that don't follow Indian law.

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Google, Facebook to court: Have removed objectionable content - Daily Bhaskar


The online companies are expected to present their compliance report before the judge today. The Delhi court also issued summons to the various foreign-based social networking sites to face criminal charges for allegedly hosting objectionable contents.

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Helping your parents stay out of the nursing home - Los Angeles Times


Aging parents and their children sometimes disagree over the issues of safety versus independent living. Here are steps you can take to make your parents' home safer. Spending time at an adult day care center can help keep an older parent from becoming ...

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