http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:41 GMT 2009-11-08T23:00:41Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/506868/Federal_Data_Protection_Law_Inches_Forward?source=rss_privacy A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506868/Federal_Data_Protection_Law_Inches_Forward?source=rss_privacy 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506324/Leaked_House_Ethics_Document_Spreads_on_the_Net_Via_P2P?source=rss_privacy A document containing the names of more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives who are being scrutinized for conduct violations is getting widely distributed over the Internet after being leaked on a peer-to-peer network earlier this week. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506324/Leaked_House_Ethics_Document_Spreads_on_the_Net_Via_P2P?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506279/Facebook_Offers_Up_Privacy_Policy_for_User_Review?source=rss_privacy Looking to avoid user angst, Facebook today unveiled a proposed new privacy policy for review by its users. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506279/Facebook_Offers_Up_Privacy_Policy_for_User_Review?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506143/Privacy_Why_Google_Social_Search_Gives_Me_the_Creeps?source=rss_privacy Has Google started following us around? It's new Google Social Search feature, going live today, sure feels like it. And hints at what Google can do both for and to you with all the information it has collected. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506143/Privacy_Why_Google_Social_Search_Gives_Me_the_Creeps?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506137/Judge_Says_TD_Ameritrade_s_Proposed_Security_Fixes_Not_Enough?source=rss_privacy A federal judge's rejection of a proposed settlement by TD Ameritrade Inc. in a data breach lawsuit marks the second time in recent months where a court has weighed in on what it consider to be basic security standards for protecting data. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506137/Judge_Says_TD_Ameritrade_s_Proposed_Security_Fixes_Not_Enough?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505963/India_s_New_IT_Law_Increases_Surveillance_Powers?source=rss_privacy A new IT law has come into force in India that frees Internet portals from liability for third-party content and activity, but also gives the government powers to monitor communications on the Internet, and block web sites that are found to be offensive. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Ribeiro <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505963/India_s_New_IT_Law_Increases_Surveillance_Powers?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505777/Analysis_Real_ID_Program_on_Life_Support?source=rss_privacy A decision by lawmakers in Congress to slash funding for the unpopular Real ID national driver's license program has put an already struggling program on life support. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505777/Analysis_Real_ID_Program_on_Life_Support?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505773/Former_Federal_Worker_Sentenced_for_Passport_Snooping?source=rss_privacy A former employee at the U.S. Department of State was sentenced to 12 months of probation Friday for illegally accessing more than 75 confidential passport application files, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Grant Gross <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505773/Former_Federal_Worker_Sentenced_for_Passport_Snooping?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505628/Privacy_Advocate_has_Ally_in_Social_Security_Numbers_Fight?source=rss_privacy A fight to stop a Virginia privacy advocate from republishing on her Web site Social Security numbers obtained legally from public records on government sites is attracting the attention of some privacy heavyweights. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505628/Privacy_Advocate_has_Ally_in_Social_Security_Numbers_Fight?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505180/Online_Libel_Case_Stirs_Up_Free_Speech_Debate?source=rss_privacy An Illinois politician's attempt to unmask the identity of an e-mail poster who allegedly made disparaging remarks about her teenage son in an online forum is stirring a debate about free speech rights on the Internet. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505180/Online_Libel_Case_Stirs_Up_Free_Speech_Debate?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504928/6_Ways_We_Gave_Up_our_Privacy?source=rss_privacy Privacy has long been seen as a basic, sacred right. But in the Web 2.0 world, where the average user is addicted to Google apps, GPS devices, their BlackBerry or iPhone, and such social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter, that right is slowly and willingly being chipped away. In fact, some security experts believe it's gone already. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504928/6_Ways_We_Gave_Up_our_Privacy?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504501/Senate_Panel_Approves_Extension_of_Patriot_Act?source=rss_privacy The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to extend the controversial Patriot Act, an antiterrorism law passed shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Grant Gross <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504501/Senate_Panel_Approves_Extension_of_Patriot_Act?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504382/Scammers_Exploit_Public_Lists_of_Hijacked_Hotmail_Passwords?source=rss_privacy Scammers have grabbed the Hotmail passwords that leaked to the Web and are using them in a plot involving a fake Chinese electronics seller to bilk users out of cash and credit card information, a security researcher said today. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504382/Scammers_Exploit_Public_Lists_of_Hijacked_Hotmail_Passwords?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504273/Gmail_Yahoo_Mail_Join_Hotmail_Passwords_Exposed?source=rss_privacy Google's Gmail and Yahoo's Mail were also hit by a large-scale phishing attack, perhaps the same one that snagged at least 10,000 passwords from Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504273/Gmail_Yahoo_Mail_Join_Hotmail_Passwords_Exposed?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504168/Hacker_Leaks_Thousands_of_Hotmail_Passwords_Says_Site?source=rss_privacy More than 10,000 usernames and passwords for Windows Live Hotmail accounts were leaked online late last week, according to a report by Neowin.net. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504168/Hacker_Leaks_Thousands_of_Hotmail_Passwords_Says_Site?source=rss_privacy 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z