http://www.silicon.com Results for phone privacy en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39529890,00.htm What privacy settings? And if everybody walks around with recording devices running around the clock, the government may be the least of your concerns for privacy. In Total Recall, the new book from Microsoft researchers Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39500001,00.htm A spokesman for US telco AT&T said: "We take extraordinary care to protect the privacy of our customers and use a variety of tools, many technical and some human approaches. For data encryption there is Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) for email and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39451672,00.htm The data retention legislation has proved unpopular with civil liberties groups who view it as an infringement of privacy. The Home Office has revealed the multimillion-pound cost of monitoring the UK's communications. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:28:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39444472,00.htm Does the UK's new mobile phone directory go far enough to protect your privacy? What's interesting is that while most of us don't seem to mind having our landlines listed on public directories, when it comes to our mobile phone numbers, we expect a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39443438,00.htm In terms of privacy, the Home Office said that it will "ensure there are stringent safeguards inbuilt into any future proposals", and added that it had launched a consultation on the matter. ZDNet UK understands that the Home Office believes there... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:09:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60600942p,00.htm OpenTrust places trusted digital identities at the root of each information system component, be this the network and each active network component (router, hub etc.the workstation or device (PC, Laptop, Smart phone, etc.the user (or to be more... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:20:29 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39424648,00.htm As a result, privacy - such as around patient data and medical records - will be of vital importance and the security of such tags and data is something that the labs is looking into, according to Juels. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:11:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60575986p,00.htm However, the security and privacy problem related RFID application has become a serious issue in real service environment. This paper proposes a customized policy based privacy management architecture for medical and healthcare application. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:22:47 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60575953p,00.htm To circumvent these vulnerabilities the paper proposes some solutions which will provide higher privacy and security levels. Finally the paper will take a look at the future: which possibilities arise when using a mobile phone as a payment device. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:22:47 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/bpo/0,3800004865,39414785,00.htm The company has informed UK privacy authorities and attorneys general and officials in eight US states and Puerto Rico of the allegations that three UK customers had credit card information leaked and that about 200 US customers may have been... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:03:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39410367,00.htm Privacy at stake If DPI does indeed start to be used by government agencies or ISPs then we must all look at ways to scramble our data - we all have something to hide - our privacy. Apart from Glasgow, Moscow has excellent mobile phone reception... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39410357,00.htm As Street View has been rolled out in various countries, some have raised privacy concerns over the idea of having houses and, in some cases, individuals who had been caught on camera, readily viewable on the web. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60416507p,00.htm Adobe, its affiliates, and agents may use the data you provide in accordance with the Adobe Privacy Policy. PLEASE NOTE: By downloading this paper, you agree to receive communications via email, mail or phone relating to Adobe and its affiliates... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60285389p,00.htm Adobe, its affiliates, and agents may use the data you provide in accordance with the Adobe Privacy Policy. PLEASE NOTE: By downloading this paper, you agree to receive communications via email, mail or phone relating to Adobe and its affiliates... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39391738,00.htm To protect privacy, Google specifically requires people to sign up for the service. That service doesn't provide location information, but it does provide a mechanism to centralise people's geographic privacy choices, in effect, taking care of some... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39372263,00.htm The Department of Health guidelines say mobile use should be allowed where devices do not interfere with equipment, the privacy of others or cause a nuisance. Doctors and nurses doing their rounds should not have to constantly wait for patients to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:09:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39351678,00.htm This problem was discovered last month by a privacy conscious 12-year-old boy. Another fix prevents someone from making arbitrary phone calls by using the emergency call setting. It also fixes holes that could lower the encryption settings for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:20:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39340142,00.htm Whatever threat you think this software does or doesn't pose to privacy, it is not illegal - not even under European data protection laws. But, asks lawyer Patrick Van Eecke, does this new craze for 'social mapping' take privacy law into... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39321005,00.htm Simon Davies, director of human rights group Privacy International, said: "It will bring almost the entire population into the scheme. There is the communication data database that has funding already and even this proposed database of mobile phone... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39295105,00.htm Recently, T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson told an audience at the CTIA tradeshow in San Francisco that "even though on the outside [an open device network] looks enticing, there still needs to be a minimum level of control to safeguard security and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:08:01 +0000