http://www.computerworld.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:25:24 GMT 2009-11-22T11:25:24Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 Computerworld, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141228/Banks_on_watch_after_suspected_card_breach?source=rss_security An apparent data breach in Spain has caused Visa and MasterCard to warn banks of possible fraudulent credit card transactions. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMT (Jeremy Kirk) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141228/Banks_on_watch_after_suspected_card_breach?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T14:29:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141182/Microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_in_Windows_7?source=rss_security Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced on Wednesday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:00 GMT gkeizer@ix.netcom.com (Gregg Keizer) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141182/Microsoft_denies_it_built_backdoor_in_Windows_7?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T20:07:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141172/Health_Net_says_1.5M_medical_records_lost_in_data_breach?source=rss_security Connecticut-based insurance provider Health Net told state officials that an external hard drive containing personal health and financial data on about 1.5 million customers has been missing for six months. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:00 GMT lucas_mearian@computerworld.com (Lucas Mearian) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141172/Health_Net_says_1.5M_medical_records_lost_in_data_breach?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T18:16:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141152/AOL_looks_to_slash_staff_by_a_third?source=rss_security AOL, which will be spun off from parent company Time Warner next month, wants to cut its staff by about a third, and is giving employees a chance to volunteer to join the ranks of the unemployed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT (Juan Carlos Perez) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141152/AOL_looks_to_slash_staff_by_a_third?source=rss_security 2009-11-19T15:27:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141033/T_Mobile_UK_employees_sold_customer_data?source=rss_security Workers at T-Mobile UK have been selling customer data to brokers who work for the competition, T-Mobile and the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said on Tuesday. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:00 GMT (Nancy Gohring) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141033/T_Mobile_UK_employees_sold_customer_data?source=rss_security 2009-11-17T20:49:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141002/Opinion_Will_the_smart_grid_protect_consumer_privacy_?source=rss_security The nation's electrical power grid is going to start collecting a multitude of data on utility customers before long. What's the potential for abuse? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:04:00 GMT privacy@computerworld.com (Jay Cline) http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141002/Opinion_Will_the_smart_grid_protect_consumer_privacy_?source=rss_security 2009-11-17T14:04:00Z http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/84/Privacy View more Privacy?m=118 news and analysis from Computerworld.com http://www.computerworld.com/s/topic/84/Privacy