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Hackers delay censorship-busting software

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A group of hackers has delayed introducing its planned Web software that is meant to allow users to evade government censorship of the Internet. The delayed project, code-named "Peekabooty," was originally scheduled for launch next month at the hackers' convention Def Con, the group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said in an e-mail message to journalists.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 01, 2001

Consumers Are Key to Privacy Protection

When it comes to regulating online privacy protection, there seems to be only one thing that everyone here on Capitol Hill can agree on: Consumers need to be better informed. The Senate Republican High Tech Task Force hosted a talk titled . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 29, 2001

Retool delays hackers' free-speech app

An ambitious attempt by an international coalition of hackers to create a file-sharing program that can defeat censorship has gone back to the drawing board, the project's leader said Wednesday. Known as "Peekabooty"--and previously as Project X--the program could allow dissidents in authoritarian countries to speak out online by hiding the identity of its users.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 28, 2001

Internet Insecurity: Special Report

Kind of a pithy article, but good fodder for convincing your boss it's a good idea to install ssh and using crypto. " Then he started opening his e-mail. The first was from our boss, about Joel's next column. I liked being a snoop in the loop. Another was from Joel's girlfriend's brother asking Joel to score free concert tickets. Then a chain e-mail from a few of our co-workers, with snarky comments about someone else on our floor they evidently don't like. Ah, isn't this what computer spying is all about? . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 27, 2001

Keeping Watch On Privacy

A plethora of bills aimed at regulating privacy on the Internet are pending in Congress. Though it's tough to predict if and when any of the legislation would become law, IT solution providers say they stand to gain if safeguarding customer data becomes a legal requirement.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 26, 2001

E-Commerce Fears? Good Reasons

The little lock icon that appears in your Web browser's window is supposed to prove you are engaging in a safe transaction. But it may be nothing more than a visual placebo. The icon is intended to indicate that information is . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 22, 2001

Privacy group pushes Web bug finder

The Privacy Foundation released free software Thursday that helps consumers detect when a site or e-mail contains a Web bug--a barely visible tracking tag, also known as clear GIFs, used mainly by marketers to monitor consumer habits online. Consumers can download . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 21, 2001

Kill This Piracy Plan

Regarding Microsoft and Windows XP, "Microsoft says that the data it collects will be protected and that there is no ongoing secret pilfering of data from your machine. It's said to be a one-time process to connect you, your software and your computer as a legal entity. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 20, 2001

Federal Agencies Set Bad Example For Online Privacy

At least 23 agency sites still have more than 300 cookies, one year after the Office of Management and Budget restricted the use of tracking technologies on public government sites. Those are the findings of a study compiled from the reports . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 20, 2001

Keeping Secrets

Interview with Michael Jacobs, information assurance director at the NSA. " ... to make sure commercial tools pass muster in terms of security, the NSA runs them through new software-testing programs. These programs, the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme and the Cryptographic Module Validation Program, are part of the agency's National Information Assurance Partnership, a joint effort with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (www.niap.nist.gov), IT product vendors and users. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 20, 2001

Statistics from congressional report on government's lack of compliance with privacy policies

The government is not fully complying with its own Internet privacy rules, a congressional report claimed Friday. The study, culled from reports of 51 inspectors general, found 300 "cookies" on the Web sites of 23 agencies. Cookies are Internet tracking devices . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 19, 2001

Lawyers raise fears over AltaVista's search engine

Lawyers have warned that companies using AltaVista's new search engine technology are at risk of breaching data protection laws. Launched last week, AltaVista's new software lets people search entire corporate networks allowing employees to access all network folders, personal computers and . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 18, 2001

Monitoring and Privacy: Is Your Head Still In the Sand?

We give out personal information every day. Between our birth and death records, we dispense an avalanche of information to the government, businesses and other organizations in return for employment or services. For example, we provide detailed information to schools, banks, . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 18, 2001

Say Ahh, Then Remain Silent

Cops may someday be searching private medical records in search of criminals, according to some medical privacy experts who cite increasing automation of medical records combined with broad exemptions for law enforcement in new medical privacy regulations. "I'm very concerned about . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 05, 2001

Consumers Have Control Over Online Privacy, Experts Say

A panel concludes that customers can choose to do business with companies that they trust and avoid ones that they don't. As the debate over how to regulate online privacy continues, some experts say consumers ultimately will have the most control . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 05, 2001

Privacy? Who Cares.

More and more Web-enabled gadgets collect data on customers. That makes privacy advocates mad, but the resulting furor doesn't last long. During the annual Computers Freedom and Privacy 2001 conference last March, privacy activist Richard Smith held up the SportBrain exercise . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 04, 2001

The Case Against Privacy

Scott McNealy, once vexed privacy activists by claiming that "you have zero privacy anyway -- get over it."Now the Sun Microsystems CEO is saying that "absolute privacy is a disaster waiting to happen."In an opinionated article published in The Washington . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 02, 2001

Internet Founder Worried Over EU Cybercrime Plans

Vint Cerf, a founding father of today's Internet, said on Thursday that European Union plans for new rules to fight crime on the Web risked clashing with existing EU privacy regulations. Cerf, who helped develop the Internet in the early 70s . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 31, 2001

Identity Thieves Thrive in Information Age

Rise of Online Data Brokers Makes Criminal Impersonation Easier. The identity thieves began their scam the old-fashioned way, stealing credit card statements, new bank checks and other documents from mailboxes. Using an America Online e-mail account and one of the stolen . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 31, 2001

Privacy becomes a strategic asset

The Privacy Amendment Act was put forward at the end of last year to ensure that the personal information kept by the private sector was both secure and accessible to individuals. But with a deadline of December this year, are companies . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 30, 2001

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