<body><script type="text/javascript"> function setAttributeOnload(object, attribute, val) { if(window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }, false); } else { window.attachEvent('onload', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }); } } </script> <div id="navbar-iframe-container"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> gapi.load("gapi.iframes:gapi.iframes.style.bubble", function() { if (gapi.iframes && gapi.iframes.getContext) { gapi.iframes.getContext().openChild({ url: 'https://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID\x3d26072374\x26blogName\x3dPr!v4cy+6109\x26publishMode\x3dPUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT\x26navbarType\x3dSILVER\x26layoutType\x3dCLASSIC\x26searchRoot\x3dhttps://g2rma.blogspot.com/search\x26blogLocale\x3den_US\x26v\x3d2\x26homepageUrl\x3dhttp://g2rma.blogspot.com/\x26vt\x3d4286504594958660652', where: document.getElementById("navbar-iframe-container"), id: "navbar-iframe", messageHandlersFilter: gapi.iframes.CROSS_ORIGIN_IFRAMES_FILTER, messageHandlers: { 'blogger-ping': function() {} } }); } }); </script>

Pr!v4cy 6109

Girma Nigusse

Phone 'Rootkit' Maker Carrier IQ May Have Violated Wiretap Law In Millions Of Cases

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

"“If CarrierIQ has gotten the handset manufactures to install secret software that records keystrokes intended for text messaging and the Internet and are sending some of that information back somewhere, this is very likely a federal wiretap.” he says. Read more from [Forbes]"

Labels: ,

BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps

Friday, December 02, 2011

"An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users. Read more from [The Register]."

The Surveillance Catalog

"The techniques described in the trove of 200-plus marketing documents include hacking tools that enable governments to break into people’s computers and cellphones, and "massive intercept" gear that can gather all Internet communications in a country.

The documents fall into five general categories: hacking, intercept, data analysis, web scraping and anonymity. Below, explore highlights related to each type of surveillance, and search among selected documents. Read more from [The Wall Street Journal]. 

Labels:

EU data protection reform would put pressure on foreign companies

Thursday, December 01, 2011

"The European Commission is preparing a major reform of the E.U. Data Protection Directive, which will focus on how foreign companies handle European consumer data. Read more from [computerworld].

Labels:

Healthcare 'most breached industry in 2011'

"Doing some analysis of breaches this year, the healthcare industry has experienced 170 breaches out of the total 480 for 2011. This is over double of any other industry that is listed within the privacyrights.org database. One thing this shows me is that the traditionally notorious education field has gotten significantly better. There were only 52 reported public data breaches versus the 73 in 2010 and alarming 101 breaches in 2006 in the education field. Below is a bit of trending analysis on a per instance breach each year for the healthcare industry. Read more from [csoonline]"

Labels: