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jeanetteayon

Is Google Drive worse for privacy than iCloud, Skydrive, and Dropbox? - 0 views

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    The Google Drive cloud storage service launched yesterday to much fanfare, but as with any new Google product, there are important questions about how the company will actually use personal data uploaded to the system. Google sells ads against your data, after all, and the more data you give the company, the more opportunity it has to screw up.
jeanetteayon

Top 10 privacy issues for 2011 - 1 views

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    Posted on 30 November 2010. The prevalence of mobile devices with personally identifiable location-based information and the increasing use of social media are top concerns for 2011. With more personal information available on the Internet, in everyday consumer applications and stored in corporate databases, risks to consumers and companies will only grow in the next year.
jeanetteayon

Online privacy fears are real - 0 views

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    A 20-year-old woman stalked through the Internet and killed. Thousands of e-commerce customers watching as their credit card numbers are sold online for $1 apiece. Internet chat rooms where identities are bought, sold and traded like options on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Ellexis Zieska

Airport Security Body Scan Privacy Invasion - Popular Mechanics - 0 views

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    Many people feel like their privacy is being invaded when going through airport security and sometimes refuse cause they don't want ttheir image to be released to the internet. There are a few points security has made stating why these scanners are the best yet
Heather Thomason

Privacy and Human Rights - Overview - 0 views

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    This site is an international survey of privacy laws and practice, discussing Privacy and human rights. It's the right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion, which all human beings are entitled.
Natalie Hanson

SOPA, PIPA: What you need to know - Political Hotsheet - CBS News - 0 views

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    The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Shows a great video and talks alot about SOPA and PIPA laws. The video talks alot about several websites that disagree with these acts. Also, discusses who is for it and why it is important to have the privacy inplace.
Ashley Curcuruto

Internet Privacy.. Or there lack of! - 0 views

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    This is an article that discusses the limited ability to remain "private" while using any internet source. It explains privacy, and how humans privacy is being violated while using internet sites. It discusses the type of information being collected on you, while using the internet.
Ashley Curcuruto

Gas Station Loss of Privacy - 0 views

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    This article discusses how "in order to prevent and assist in theft at gas stations" cameras are being placed at pumps, all I see is more privacy being taken away from the everyday person, you can see directly into the vehicle.
Brianna Sweatt

New Airport Security Rules Cause Traveler Discomfort - 0 views

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    How uncomfortable are you to have a full body scan to get onto an airplane? Does the radiation effect peoples health. This touches on these issues.
Brianna Sweatt

Internet Wiretapping Proposal Raises Privacy Concerns | Heartlander Magazine - 0 views

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    Wiretapping peoples personal property. Invading privacy in all aspects.
Lori Lindner

International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World - 0 views

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    January 28th is now International Privacy Day. The issue of data retention on the world wide web is an international one.
Kat Brock

Heartache over HIPAA - 1 views

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    This article argues that there are some disadvantages to the law that has passed to protect a person's privacy in regards to his healthcare. It claims that many doctor offices, hospitals, and pharmacies have gone overboard in order to protect the privacy of their patrons and employees. The article claims that HIPAA compliance is beginning to cost more to the healthcare industry than it saves.
Lori Lindner

Between Google and GPS, privacy takes a step backward - 0 views

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    The government needs search warrants to obtain information on you. The internet stores your information and willingly sells it to companies.
Tamara Alger

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - 0 views

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    This is an article that discusses the rights of students and their families when it comes to the disclosure of academic records. This also talks about which officials should be able to get a hold of such information.
Aric Overton

Google's new privacy policy - 1 views

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    New Google policy that records what you search and the variance in what it is that your searching so that it can better help you. Could this help you or harm you that they are recording all the searches that you do?
Jessica Bruck

The Patriot Act and Your Data: Should You Ask Cloud Providers About Protection? - 0 views

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    CIO - Worries have been steadily growing among European IT leaders that the USA Patriot Act would give the U.S. government unfettered access to their data if stored on the cloud servers of American providers—so much so that Obama administration officials this week held a press conference to quell international concern over the protection of data stored on U.S.
Alyshia McKay

SOPA explained: What it is and why it matters - 0 views

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    This is a neutral article on the SOPA law. It describes what SOPA is, who is opposed and who is for the law, and what the outcome of voting for the law was. It also gives some alternative ideas to secure the internet from piracy overseas, but not invade the privacy of our people.
Amanda Bernardo

U.S. Constitution: First Amendment: Annotations pg. 19 of 21 - 2 views

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    Very good factual information that can be used for privay research. This site explains to a T exactly what the first amendment is supposed to do for us. Crazy how the government is doing exactly the opposite in a lot of ways.
Juanita Bodenschatz

Your Privacy in the workplace - 0 views

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    This site gives information as to what employers are allowed when it comes to your privacy. There are many links with question and answers such as if teleophone records can be reviewed.
Alyshia McKay

What Is ACTA And Why Is It A Problem? | Techdirt - 0 views

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    This article discusses the ACTA treaty that flew under most people's radar as the uproar over SOPA,PIPA occurred. This is an international agreement that will expand and change copyright laws world wide.
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