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Facebook: Releasing your personal data reveals our trade secrets

We’ve said for years that the internet remembers forever.  Here’s proof that Facebook embodies that ethos…   Here’s a SMALL sampling of what Zuckerberg collects, repacages and sells…but never deletes…. […]

Amazon Silk Web Browser – is just another invasion of privacy

Amazon has a new eReader/tablet out called the Fire. And judging from pre-sales order, this is one hot item.   As a reader, I’m delighted that the collapse of civilization […]

Kim Jong-Il's Teenage Grandson Is Having a Facebook Scandal

Need proof that no one is immune from Privacy Erosion caused by Social Media? Apparently, having a grandfather who has his own nukes, and an uncle who’s killed or starved […]

How much does Facebook know about you? About 800 pages

In the EU, the citizens own their data.  In the US, the corporations own the data.   If you ask Facebook profile data in the US, you’ll get laughed at. […]

ISC2 SecureBoston Oct 19, 2011

Oct 19, 2011 – Full Day ISC2 Local Event Oversharing: Managing Risk in the Social Age Co-presented by Raj Goel and Brandon Dunlap Social Media has quickly woven itself into […]

Appearances – Collecting Personal Information from the Cloud

9/20/2011 Collecting Personal Information from the Cloud https://www.isc2.org/uploadedFiles/(ISC)2_Public_Content/Security_Congress/Agenda.pdf

AppAssure/SMBNation HIPAA Compliance Webinar

Thursday, September 8, 2011 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT And with the recent penalties against UCLA Health System ($ 865,000), Rite-Aid ( $ 1M), CVS ($ 2.25M), Massachusetts General […]

Pakistan bans VPNs – Computer Business Review

Pakistan has barred Internet users in the country from using virtual private networks or VPNs. VPN is an encryption software that is used by Internet users to access banned websites […]

Google – Don't be Evil – That's OUR Job

As usual, Google engages in practices that are orthogonal to it’s self-proclaimed mission of “don’t be evil”.   Apparently, they want YOU not to be evil…while they’re free to engage […]

Written Information Security Policy is INSUFFICIENT to comply with Massachusetts Data Privacy Law

Massachusetts AG Says Having a WISP is Not Enough to Comply With Massachusetts Data Security Regulations The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and Belmont Savings Bank have agreed to resolve allegations […]