A Security Scholar Talks About the NSA Scandal
"They’ve established a Google for police and intelligence operations by siphoning off all the data that we’re producing through telecommunications and other forms of data production."
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Privacy
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Why You Should Be Scared of Someone Stealing Your Genome
Genome theft is already a possibility, and that problem looks like it's only going to grow.
Teens Care About Online Privacy—Just Not the Same Way You Do
Why do teenagers behave the way that they do online, sharing personal information with just about anybody who wants it? Look to the privacy paradox.
Automotive Technology: Convenience vs. Privacy
The amazing new communication technologies in cars can greatly enhance the driving experience, but they may compromise privacy.
Securing Nebulous Privacy Rights in the Cloud
The cloud may be a blessing to global business, but it remains a major headache for sovereign states determined to protect its citizens’ privacy.
Smart Grid Challenges Individual Privacy
The smart grid being discussed for the United States would bring a world of wonders but also would push a very observant eye into the life of everyone using it.
Can Privacy, Electronic Medical Records Coexist?
Keeping individual health information private is good thing, but so is aggregating that data to improve care in general. Can those competing good ideas find a happy medium?
Taking Liberties Back From the Patriot Act
Concerned that the time for its extra intrusiveness has passed, civil libertarians are calling for some provisions of the Patriot Act to be rolled back.
The Government Internet ID Proposal’s Pros and Cons
An expert on electronic privacy walks through the possibilities and perils on a national online security system designed, in part, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.