Computerworld Privacy News http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:26:25 GMT 2009-07-04T10:26:25Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135070 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. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:14:00 GMT (Juan Carlos Perez) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135070 2009-07-01T19:14:00Z Lawsuit seeks refund for Clear subscribers http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135066 One week after shutting its doors, airport security provider Clear has been hit with a class-action lawsuit. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:03:00 GMT (Robert McMillan) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135066 2009-07-01T19:03:00Z TSA asked to ensure safety of customer data after Clear closing http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135064 A House committee chairman has given the Transportation Security Administration a July 8 deadline to explain how the agency plans to ensure the security of private data collected by a recently shuttered company that offered a registered traveler program. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:00 GMT jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135064 2009-07-01T18:56:00Z The Pirate Bay: Users can delete accounts ahead of sale http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135039 The operators of The Pirate Bay will allow users to delete their accounts on the torrent-tracking site, a feature many users have requested since a deal to sell the site was announced Tuesday. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:00 GMT (Mikael Ricknäs) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135039 2009-07-01T09:44:00Z 'Iceman' pleads guilty to massive computer hacking http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135006 Max Ray Butler, a hacker known as the 'Iceman,' pleaded guilty to breaking into numerous financial institutions and card-processing networks and stealing credit card and identity data on hundreds of thousands of individuals. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:53:00 GMT jaikumar_vijayan@computerworld.com (Jaikumar Vijayan) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135006 2009-06-30T19:53:00Z Feds arrest man allegedly behind DDoS attacks against Rolling Stone http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135003 A man has been charged with allegedly launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against at least nine Web sites, including Rolling Stone magazine's site. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:07:00 GMT sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135003 2009-06-30T19:07:00Z More Privacy News http://www.computerworld.com/taxonomy/000/000/000/taxonomy_000000084_index.jsp View more Privacy news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/taxonomy/000/000/000/taxonomy_000000084_index.jsp