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Privacy plan would let users know who's watching

A new Internet users’ privacy scheme has been recommended by the European Parliament which approved amendments to the EU’s e-privacy directive. The report is expected to be adopted by the full Parliament in September, the committee said. Under the plan, Internet service providers will be required to tell customers about hacker attacks that could lead to privacy invasions such as identity theft or email snooping. The service providers will also have to list network security breaches in their annual reports. Also, when governments access individuals’ private data, the service providers must inform national regulatory authorities, who can refer cases to court when governments exceed their authority, a key factor which was pushed by the parliament’s Socialist Group.

Rinkya takes its place alongside Ebay,Google and Yahoo as an official Internet word.

Rinkya takes its place alongside Ebay,Google and Yahoo as an official Internet word. - Tempe, AZ and Tokyo, Japan June 3- On May 20th, 2008, Rinkya, the Japanese Internet shopping service received it’s Service Mark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office with registration number 3,430,161. “This is a giant step for us,� says Rinkya CEO Heather Russell. “As the largest Japanese internet shopping service in the English language, we needed the protection of a Trade Mark and Service Mark. As we move forward into the European marketplace from our new service in Italian, we had to be secure in our name and the quality we have built into it on a worldwide basis. We have built the most reliable internet shopping service that there is, and we needed to be sure that, not only could we maintain our high levels of service, but that

Internet Expert Scott Cleland Recommends Comprehensive Approach to Privacy Law to Protect Consumers

Washington, DC (PRWeb) July 17, 2008 -- Precursor (http://www.precursor.com/) President Scott Cleland (http://www.precursor.com/bio_long.htm) testified today before the House Energy and Commerce Internet Subcommittee on broadband regulations and privacy, highlighting the need for a comprehensive approach to Internet privacy, and spotlighting the serious privacy threat posed by Internet applications like Google (http://www.precursorblog.com/content/googles-privacy-lip-service).

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

Internet service providers put user privacy at risk

There has been a great deal of commotion recently about Phorm, a company that aims to help advertisers better target consumers by monitoring their web browsing habits. At first glance, what Phorm is proposing seems absolutely outrageous and quite possibly illegal under UK data protection laws. Take a closer look, and Phorm’s technology is more subtle than it might appear , but no less dangerous and insidious for all that.

A modest privacy proposal

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NebuAd Introduces Next-Generation Online Consumer Privacy Protections, Raising the Bar on Internet Privacy Protection Standards

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Business Wire) -- NebuAd, an online media company that provides state-of-the-art online privacy protection for consumers, today announced it is introducing new industry-leading online privacy protections, offering alternatives for robust, direct consumer notification and unprecedented innovations in opt-out technology. This move further empowers Internet service provider (ISP) subscribers to control their web experience. In addition, it reinforces NebuAd's commitment to delivering world-class innovation in Internet advertising by setting unparalleled standards in online consumer privacy protection.

NebuAd Introduces Next-Generation Online Consumer Privacy Protections, Raising the Bar on Internet Privacy Protection Standards

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2008--NebuAd, an online media company that provides state-of-the-art online privacy protection for consumers, today announced it is introducing new industry-leading online privacy protections, offering alternatives for robust, direct consumer notification and unprecedented innovations in opt-out technology. This move further empowers Internet service provider (ISP) subscribers to control their web experience. In addition, it reinforces NebuAd’s commitment to delivering world-class innovation in Internet advertising by setting unparalleled standards in online consumer privacy protection.

Male painters and decorators at risk of infertility

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Junk Mail Volume Early Indication of Personal Privacy Risk; Online Privacy Quiz Assesses Consumer Risk Against National Study

Junk Mail Volume Early Indication of Personal Privacy Risk; Online Privacy Quiz Assesses Consumer Risk Against National Study

Junk Mail Volume Early Indication of Personal Privacy Risk; Online Privacy Quiz Assesses Consumer Risk Against National Study

Junk Mail Volume Early Indication of Personal Privacy Risk; Online Privacy Quiz Assesses Consumer Risk Against National Study

Mu Helps Eliminate Service, Application and Network Downtime with Addition of Denial of Service Capability

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2008--Mu Dynamics, a pioneer in helping network operators and their vendors eliminate downtime through proactive service assurance, today announced a breakthrough Denial of Service (DoS) Module for the Mu-4000 appliance. This new Mu solution ensures service providers can proactively identify and eliminate service, application and network downtime caused by DoS and Distributed DoS attacks. Studies from Network Strategy Partners (NSP) and others put the cost of downtime for a large service provider network in excess of $100,000 per hour. (See

Privacy Concerns for Deep Packet Inspection

A Canadian public service organization has filed a complaint against the use of Deep Packet inspections used by Service Providers like Bell Canada. Many service providers say they’re not interested in recreating and storing the content of messages–but their ability to do so might put their customers’ privacy at risk —

France's Citizens Expected to Help Build Internet Blacklist

Corrupt links to a Sydney Morning Herald article which begins "The French state and internet service providers have struck a deal to block sites carrying child pornography or content linked to terrorism or racial hatred, Interior Minister Michel Alliot-Marie announced on Tuesday." The article is thin on details, but what it does say is bad enough: "Under the French plan, internet users, via a platform, will be able to signal inappropriate sites and the state, receiving the complaints in real time, will then decide whether the sites are to go on a so-called black list to be passed on to internet service providers to enforce site blocks." It sounds like the perfect way to organize an especially malicious DDoS attack. The French government has never been shy about wanting to "protect" French people by censoring Internet content, though.

Does Anyone Really Care Where Google Places Its Privacy Policy?

In the past, we've discovered that most people don't read a website's privacy policy, and many (incorrectly) assume that as long as a site has a privacy policy, then it means that the site will keep their info private -- even if the policy is to say the exact opposite. Basically, what this means is privacy policies are almost entirely meaningless. Yet, some still think they're important for show. Even more than that, they think that where you put the privacy policy matters. And that's put Google into a bit of a bind, as it tries to join the Network Advertising Initiative, a trade group that sets standards relating to how companies collect data for advertising purposes. The problem is that one of the NAI's principles is that the proper thing to do is put a link to your privacy policy on the homepage -- something that Google refuses to do.

June is ''Internet Safety Month''... Bsafe Online Internet Filter Offering Discount...

June is ''Internet Safety Month''... Bsafe Online Internet Filter Offering Discount for the Month BRISTOL, Tenn.--(Business Wire)-- Good parents have an instinctive responsibility to protect their children. However, in today's ever-changing world of technology, some parents seem to be a step behind their tech-savvy kids. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution declaring June to be Internet Safety Month. There is no better time for parents to take the necessary steps to protect their children while they surf the World Wide Web. Bsafe Online would like to make Internet Safety easier... and more affordable. Bsafe Online, Inc. is offering deep discounts on its award-winning All-in-one Security Suite and Internet filter during the month of June in honor of Internet Safety Month.

Understanding Privacy

privacyprof writes "Slashdot readers familiar with Professor Daniel J. Solove's essay, 'I've Got Nothing to Hide and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy,' might be interested in his new book, Understanding Privacy, which develops many of the ideas in that essay. As rapidly changing technology makes information increasingly available, there has been a great struggle to define privacy, with many conceding that the task is virtually impossible. The book argues there are multiple forms of privacy, related to one another by 'family resemblances'. It explains the framework for understanding privacy which was briefly discussed in the 'Nothing to Hide' essay. The book covers the framework in greater depth and explores how it applies to a wide array of privacy issues, such as data mining, surveillance, data security, and consumer privacy.

Don't You Feel Safer Now That Google Added A Link To Its Privacy Policy?

One of the more idiotic accusations thrown at Google of late was this idea that it was somehow a problem that it didn't link directly to its privacy policy from its home page. It had a privacy policy. That privacy policy was easy to find. Almost no one actually reads its privacy policy -- but a bunch of privacy groups who surely had more important things to spend their time on got all upset that Google refused to link from its front page. It appears that Google has now given in and agreed to link to the privacy policy, oddly removing the word "Google" from its copyright notice and replacing it with a link to the privacy policy.

Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says

Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'

Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says

Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'

US debates privacy issues of online ads

Executives from major Internet players—Microsoft, Google and Facebook—are due for a grilling about online privacy in a Senate committee later on Wednesday, but the company likely to get the most scrutiny is a small Silicon Valley startup called NebuAd. This startup has drawn fierce criticism from privacy advocates in recent weeks for working with Internet service providers to track the online behaviour of their customers and then serve up targeted banner ads based on that behaviour.

Google Adds Privacy Policy Link

After a month of pressure from privacy groups, search engine Google has finally agreed to add a link on its homepage to the company's privacy policy. Google had resisted the addition of a privacy link, saying it did not want to clutter its homepage. "We're making a homepage change by adding a link to our privacy overview and policies," Marissa Mayer, vice president of Search Products & User Experience, said in a July 3 Google Blog post. "Google values our users' privacy first and foremost. Trust is the basis of everything we do, so we want you to be familiar and comfortable with the integrity and care we give your personal data."

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