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Bloomberg taps former IBM CEO Palmisano for privacy, data advice
The announcement comes shortly after a scandal at the financial data services company in which reporters were given access to terminal customers' data.
U.S. attorney general: Government should get a warrant before email, cloud storage snooping
The U.S.' highest ranking lawyer supports changes to existing email and online storage snooping laws, which are currently under scrutiny in the U.S. House.
Telstra apologetic after old customer data leaks online
The telco that said its privacy bungles 'must not happen again' has found itself apologising yet again after old customer data was found leaking into the public domain.
Strongbox: Aaron Swartz's last gift to internet privacy
Aaron Swartz is no longer with us, but his last major project, Strongbox, is bringing privacy to internet users.
Singapore's Do-Not-Call registry to start January 2014
A public consultation exercise is underway to gather feedback over operational details. Workshops and training collaborations will also be rolled out to educate firms, especially SMBs, and help them get ready.
U.K. data watchdog joins global privacy policy compliance audit
The U.K.'s data protection authority is joining a global audit of website privacy policies in order to build a better picture of how U.K.-based websites are complying with the law.
New House privacy bill will require apps to gain consent before sharing personal data
A new House of Representatives bill, designed to securely maintain user data and simplify app privacy, will including provisions allowing users to demand that their data is deleted once it is no longer used.
Greens predict 'kinder, gentler' data retention to return post-election
Australian Greens communications spokesperson Scott Ludlam has predicted that data retention will return after the September election.
Javelin study narrows down consumer cost to Global Payments breach
Taking 1.5 million cards into account, Javelin estimated that $707 million in fraud will occur through the misuse of the card data that was breached last spring.
Fingerprint scanners to curb Indian public servant absenteeism
India's department of personnel and training will be making use of a biometrics access system where workers will need to use their fingerprints to log in their attendance and work hours.
Report: Internet in Syria restored; Outage lasted 19.5 hours
The latest Internet downtime in Syria represents a depressing pattern in the war-torn region, according to Internet research firm Renesys.
Queen's speech opens door to revival of Snoopers' Charter
While it looked dead in the water for a while, the Queen's speech looks to have breathed new life into the controversial Communications Data Bill.
FBI says it doesn't need a warrant to snoop on private email, social network messages
An FBI guidance manual says the law enforcement agency is able to access U.S. residents' email, Facebook and Twitter messages, and private documents, without breaching the Fourth Amendment.
Apple's user data-sharing takes a hit in Germany after court objects to privacy policy
Apple's privacy policy jars with German data protection law, a Berlin court has found.
Privacy Commissioner keeps websites in popularity sweep private
The Australian Privacy Commissioner is doing a sweep of the most popular websites visited by Australians, but won't disclose the list until he has finished his investigation.