http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20081211064248262
Tom's privacy crisis
Thursday, December 11 2008 @ 06:42 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Many of Hollywood's famed stars are apparently frantic over the possibility that many a private piece of information has fallen into the wrong hands, as Tom Cruise lost his BlackBerry. [Perhaps a children's book title? Bob]
According to the Daily Star, 46-year-old Cruise's information laden [Some phone numbers? Bob] phone went missing while he was in Canada, promoting upcoming movie 'Valkyrie', and his many celebrity friends are now concerned about the inevitable breach of their privacy.
Source - iafrica.com
Sony again. Anyone else think they just don't get it? (Data for my “What is an identity worth” formula.)
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20081211063502421
Sony sued for collecting data on children under 13
Thursday, December 11 2008 @ 06:35 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the recording company of Justin Timberlake and Bruce Springsteen, has been sued by the U.S. for collecting and disclosing personal data about 30,000 young children without informing their parents.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday [and apparently it is already settled! Bob] in Manhattan federal court. The suit, which alleges violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, seeks unspecified money damages and an injunction.
"Sony Music collected, used and/or disclosed personal information from children without first providing their parents with notice of its information practices," the complaint says.
Source - Mercury News
[From the article:
The FTC claims Sony Music, a Sony unit that operates more than 1,100 music-related Web sites, collected information from more than 30,000 children under age 13 since 2004, despite claiming on its sites that visitors that young wouldn't be allowed to register.
Sony agreed to pay a $1 million fine and hire a compliance officer who will put a screening process in place to prevent the collection of such data, according to two people close to the agreement who declined to be identified.
Raising more questions than it answers...
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20081211064927939
Thousands affected in dealership data theft
Thursday, December 11 2008 @ 06:49 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Personal information from thousands of people in New Hampshire and Massachusetts has been compromised after a data backup tape from Bill Dube Ford/Toyota was stolen this summer.
The pilfered data include names, addresses, Social Security numbers and driver's license information, but no financial data such as credit card information, from customers at Bill Dube's dealerships in Dover and Wilmington, Mass.
Source - Union Leader
[From the article:
The data were discovered stolen on Aug. 5 and reported to police that same day. Customers were informed of the breach in a letter dated Dec. 5. [Four Months? Bob]
... A single data tape was stolen from a secure storage room at the Dover dealership on Dover Point Road in August, Silverman said. He said few people knew of the storage room and whoever stole the tape accessed the room via a staircase in the back of the dealership. [Backed up, but not taken off site? Bob]
... Silverman said company officials also had to figure out what data were stolen. [“We never know what files we back up. Makes it more adventurous that way! Bob]
... "The dealership executives feel very strongly that whoever did this, the intent was to give them a hard time and have them have to go through a process like this," he said. [Dream on... Bob]
Interesting. Note that this article is from the Military Tech section...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10120939-42.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Investigators now crack crime computers on the spot
Posted by Mark Rutherford December 11, 2008 6:00 AM PST
A new system allows investigators to boot, run and install investigative tools to examine computers used in the commission of crime or terrorism, without altering the contents or compromising the chain of evidence, according to the inventor.
It's common today for computers and their contents to be tagged as evidence. The problem has been how to boot and examine their contents, and still maintain "forensic soundness". Traditionally, this required painstaking hours of copying and transferring data. The result was a huge backlog in computer crime labs across the nation, while investigators waited months for forensic information to be processed, according to Voom Technologies Inc.(PDF)
The CyberCrime Unit is news to me. Should we expect more vendors to do this? Where's the payback?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10119287-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Fighting cybercrime in an economic downturn
Posted by Elinor Mills December 11, 2008 4:00 AM PST
... she's been preparing for the launch early next year of McAfee's Cybercrime Response Unit, a site where consumers can go when they think they've been victimized by online scams.
She's increasingly focusing on protecting Internet users because malware attacks are up now that economic times are tough. Online scammers have been going into overdrive with phishing and other online schemes aimed at people confused about the banking consolidation or who are desperate because of a layoff or foreclosure. In fact, there are direct correlations between targeted cyberattacks on consumers and the stock market decline over the past few months. [Hackers invest too. Bob]
“We can, therefore we must!” What part don't you understand?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20081210074245396
UK: Ex-MI5 chief 'astonished' at how many organisations use anti-terror law
Wednesday, December 10 2008 @ 07:42 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was passed in 2000 to regulate the way that public bodies such as the police and the security services carry out surveillance. Originally only a handful of authorities were able to use RIPA but its scope has been expanded enormously and now there are at least 792 organisations using it, including hundreds of local councils.
... Now those campaigning against the abuse of RIPA have got a new ally – Lady Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5. In a speech in the House of Lords yesterday, she said she was "astonished" when she found out how many organisations were getting access to RIPA powers.
Source - Guardian
Wave a wand, consider implications only if the voters scream... What bozo thought this was a solution?
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20081210072223311
Colo. Changes Course on Maiden Name Rule
Wednesday, December 10 2008 @ 07:22 AM EST Contributed by: PrivacyNews
Public outcry has forced the State of Colorado to throw out a new rule it enacted just weeks ago to thwart identity theft.
The rule prevented newlyweds from turning their maiden names into middle names.
But because of a crush of complaints, the Governor's Office intervened and asked the Colorado Department of Revenue to adopt an emergency rule undoing the new rule. It will take effect on Monday.
Source - MyFOX
Business Model: Talk the government into making people pay for the products I can't sell!
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F10%2F2138247&from=rss
Why a Music Tax Is a Bad Idea
Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 10, @05:09PM from the let-me-count-the-ways dept.
An anonymous reader writes with a followup to the story posted last week about Warner Music's plan for a music tax for universities.
"There's been some debate about this plan and Techdirt has a detailed explanation of why a music tax is a bad idea, noting that it effectively rewards those who failed in the marketplace, punishes those who innovated and sets up a huge, inefficient and unnecessary bureaucracy. Meanwhile, plenty of musicians who are experimenting with new business models are finding that they can make more money and appeal to more fans. So, why stymie that process with a new bureaucracy that simply funds the big record labels?"
Related “It's for the children!”
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/12/mpaa-urging-oba.html
MPAA Urges Obama to Embrace Internet Filtering
By David Kravets December 10, 2008 2:57:22 PM
Using technology to create a true democracy? Or perhaps a compu-tocracy? (If you can't afford a computer you can't afford a political contribution, therefore you are of no value to us.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10120713-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Digg-like tool lets Change.gov visitors pick policy questions
Posted by Stephanie Condon December 10, 2008 3:59 PM PST
Its "Open for Questions" tool allows visitors to submit a question for the transition team and, much like Digg, allows users to vote for other people's questions they find important or vote against questions they don't like. The most popular questions will be regularly answered by the Obama team. [And of course no questions will be manipulated... Bob]
Related? Or just an opportunity to blogify?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10120648-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Bush talks with international bloggers
Posted by Stephanie Condon December 10, 2008 3:26 PM PST
The president-elect has been showing off his Web savvy on Change.gov, but George Bush demonstrated Wednesday he also advocates using the Internet to facilitate democracy.
President Bush, in recognition of Human Rights Day, met with bloggers from Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, and Venezuela at the White House and via video teleconference to discuss blogging in favor of democratic change.
Worth the expense of a library card?
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F10%2F1421202&from=rss
Enterprise 2.0
Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 10, @12:17PM from the read-all-about-it dept. Businesses
mantex writes
"The title of this book combines two coded terms — 'Web 2.0' and 'The Enterprise' — for which read 'social networking software' and 'Big Business.' And the purpose is to show how the techniques and concepts behind Web 2.0 applications (blogs, wikis, tagging, RSS, and social bookmarking) can be used to encourage collaboration efforts in what was previously thought of as secretive, competitive businesses."
Read on for the rest of Roy's review.
[From the article:
... He gives a very convincing example of the creation of a wiki running alongside the company Intranet in a German bank. The IT staff started using the wiki to generate documentation, and within six months use of the Intranet was down 50%, email was down 75%, and meeting times had been cut in half.
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