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Category Archives: Privacy
SDL and the Unconcerned Pragmatic Fundamentalist
There is interesting article at SDL blog titled: SDL and the Unconcerned Pragmatic Fundamentalist. Related to this is the research done by privacy expert Dr. Alan Westin. Westin divided the respondents of performed survey into the following categories: The Privacy Fundamentalists: Fundamentalists … Continue reading
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The Athens Affair: Cell-Network Break-In
In IEEE Spectrum, July 2007 issue, there is interesting article how some extremely smart hackers pulled off the most audacious cell-network break-in ever. It is still unknown who pulled off the most audacious network hack ever, but here’s (IEEE Spectrum: … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile / Cellular / Bluetooth, Privacy
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The Privacy Risks of Social Networking Sites
Interesting article on popular topic at IEEE Security & Privacy: What Anyone Can Know: The Privacy Risks of Social Networking Sites. Conclusion is: The most frequently identified risk of morphing our social lives and personal communications into the digital era (in … Continue reading
Big Brother: Point / Counterpoint
Here is Bruce Schneier’s post on his blog and here is Marcus Ranum’s view. Bruce says: The fear isn’t an Orwellian government deliberately creating the ultimate totalitarian state, although with the U.S.’s programs of phone-record surveillance, illegal wiretapping, massive data … Continue reading
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Building Trust in Downloads
This is an interesting project that we can welcome: The Truste group’s goal of creating an online ecosystem through which software makers are held accountable for the functions of their programs and end users are given the power to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Security, Privacy, Security
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Privacy of Instant Messenger Conversations
People have been using many various instant messengers and this trend is going to continue and number of users to be increased in next years. It is used for chats, voice communications, file sending and even some additional services such … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Security, Privacy
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Finsoft PCI-C Device
In previous post I wrote about Finsoft PCI-C appliance for compliance with payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS). Finsoft made available White Paper about this concept and appliance on company’s web site. It gives more details about: applying … Continue reading
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Finsoft PCI-C Appliance for Compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard is a world-wide benchmark mandated by the card schemes (VISA, Mastercard, Amex, Diners, JCB) for the protection of cardholder identity and transaction information. It requires users of card data to: Build and … Continue reading
Posted in Internet Security, Privacy, Security
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Encrypt Data on Your Disk
From time to time we can read news that laptops with important data on it are lost or stolen. It is often case with government’s or company’s laptops with government and business secrets on it. Recently on Slashdot post appeared … Continue reading
Posted in Cryptography, Privacy
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Someone Eavesdrop Your Mobile Conversations? Then Clean Trojan From Your Mobile.
At present time many people talk about possibility of eavesdropping their phone conversations, including voice, data transfers and SMS/MMS messages. On the “Systems exposition” in Germany, Mr Wilfired Hafner – general manager SecurStar, demonstrated how easy it is to listen … Continue reading
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