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The FBI vs the FTC: the battle for user privacy in social media

Jan

2012

There’s no doubt about it: The US has mixed motives when it comes to user privacy in social media. That became obvious this week with the juxtaposition of the FBI voicing its voracious desire to suck up social media data vs. the FTC’s 1) recent bemoaning of Facebook’s and Google’s wanton privacy policy changes and […]

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WikiLeaks delays more secure whistleblower system

Nov

2011

WikiLeaks has indefinitely delayed the release of a new system for whistleblowers to remain anonymous while submitting tips, according to a report from The Financial Times. A new, more secure version of the electronic submissions system, which has been offline for a year, was scheduled to roll out on Monday. In its Twitter feed over […]

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End of the road for DigiNotar as bankruptcy declared

Sep

2011

DigiNotar, the Dutch certificate authority which hackers compromised and used to generate hundreds of bogus web security certificates, has filed for bankruptcy.The announcement that DigiNotar has filed for voluntary bankruptcy was made today by its US parent company VASCO Data Security International.And, quite frankly, there aren’t many who will be mourning its loss.VASCO’s CEO, T. […]

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