Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex
Facebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet. Read more...

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Opinion: You say 'shameful secret,' I say 'privacy'
Multinationals may need to shift gears on how they talk to their employees about privacy if they want to lock down their offshored data.

Pirate Party finds France fertile territory
Sweden's Pirate Party won 7.13 percent of the vote in elections earlier this month. Its campaign for the respect of privacy, the reform of copyright law and the abolition of the patent system earned it a seat in the European Parliament, and it may yet gain another seat there, if planned changes to the number of seats attributed to each country win approval.

Google Voice: 5 reasons to use it, 5 reasons to think twice
Google is opening the gates to its long-awaited Google Voice phone management service this week. Here are some things to consider as you decide whether the service is right for you.

Pirate Party finds France fertile territory
Sweden's Pirate Party won 7.13 percent of the vote in elections earlier this month. Its campaign for the respect of privacy, the reform of copyright law and the abolition of the patent system earned it a seat in the European Parliament, and it may yet gain another seat there, if planned changes to the number of seats attributed to each country win approval.

How and Why to Create Data Destruction Policies
We are collecting data at ever-increasing rates as the costs of data storage go down. Why get rid of our beloved data when we can always buy more storage space? Some companies like Google love collecting and working with data, and these companies will rarely or never get rid of their data. But odds are your company is not like Google and does not need all of that old data. This column will focus on crafting an effective data destruction policy.

The Woman Behind Microsoft's In Your Face Ad Strategy
It's hard to miss Microsoft's myriad ad campaigns on television and the Web right now.

Five Steps to HITECH Preparedness
CSOs in healthcare organizations know that the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, signed into law in February 2009, includes new privacy requirements that experts have called "the biggest change to the health care privacy and security environment since the original HIPAA privacy rule." These include:

Cyberdefense center will lead in education
The Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) opened in May 2008 in Tallinn, Estonia, to assist NATO with technical, legal and policy issues associated with dealing with cyberwarfare incidents. The 20-person center includes civilian analyst Kenneth Geers, who works for the U.S. Navy's Naval Criminal Investigative Services. Geers, who has been with the center for about a year and a half, spoke about CCDCOE's mission on the opening day of the organization's first-ever Conference on Cyber Warfare on Wednesday.

A Safe That Looks Like a Calculator
Safe Calculator is a neat little utility that pretends to be the basic Window calculator when you launch it. In actuality, it's a safe that can take a single file and encrypt it, disappearing it into the application itself. This tiny, free utility would be useful on the go or when sharing a public computer, when you need to write something down and then hide it.

The Hidden Secrets of Online Quizzes
I am a genius. I'm charismatic, kind, and understanding. I'm also a Disney princess named Aurora and the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe.

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