Identity: Yes, that's your security perimeter being reinvented
Clouds, mobile devices and distributed applications are smashing traditional enterprise security boundaries and identity is poised to help redefine a new security perimeter.
Identity Matters
John Fontana's blog traverses the evolving digital identity landscape and its intersection with the cloud, compliance, audit, privacy, mobile computing, API integration and security.
John Fontana
John Fontana is a journalist focusing in identity, privacy and security issues. Currently, he is the Identity Evangelist for cloud identity security vendor Ping Identity, where he blogs about relevant issues related to digital identity.
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Landmark decision allows child-porn suspect to plead Fifth in password case
A federal appeals court has ruled that a suspect in a child pornography case is protected under the Fifth Amendment from disclosing a password that would decrypt his computer files.
Five privacy groups urge Congresswoman for public hearing on Google changes
Representatives from five privacy groups Friday sent a letter to Reps. Mary Bono-Mack and G.K Butterfield asking for a public hearing on Google's forthcoming privacy policy changes.
Court rules in favor of FTC; says agency owns decision on Google enforcement
A federal court Friday ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to intervene in the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement decisions in regards to a consent order in place with Google.
Obama unveils push for Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
President Obama Thursday unveiled a model for a "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights" that includes input from companies, privacy advocates, international partners and other stakeholders.
Google sugarcoated privacy policy changes to mislead users, group charges
The Center for Digital Democracy says Google's real reason for changing its privacy policy is to grow its business, not make life easier for users. It wants the Federal Trade Commission to enforce a consent order, fine, penalize and seek remedies.
Woman pleading Fifth in password case loses appeal
A federal court denies a woman's appeal in a case where she said turning over her password to decrypt files was a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights.
Irreparable injury result if FTC fails to police Google, group tells court
A privacy group replies to the Federal Trade Commission's request to dismiss a lawsuit seeking a court ruling to compel the federal agency to enforce a consent order levied against Google as part of a privacy case settlement.
Google's FTC privacy report unmasked
Google defends its forthcoming privacy policy changes in a report to the FTC saying that no new data sharing will take place. One privacy agency says Google did not answer all the questions it was required to address.
Woman who pleaded Fifth in password case now citing Fourth
A woman who argued that providing a password to authorities was a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights has filed an appeal in her case and is now also citing the Fourth Amendment.