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Posted in Network World on December 8th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today distanced his company from Carrier IQ's software, even as he described the technology as a keylogger. Schmidt's comments came at an Internet freedom conference in the Netherlands.
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Posted in Network World on December 8th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) may be moving forward too fast on a plan to sell hundreds of new generic top-level domains starting early next year, several U.S. senators said Thursday.
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Posted in Network World on December 8th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Microsoft today announced it will issue 14 security bulletins next week to patch 20 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office, and Windows Media Player.
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Posted in Network World on December 8th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Federal agencies will soon have a government-wide security standard for assessing, authorizing and monitoring cloud products and services.
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Posted in Network World on December 5th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Sourcefire Monday said it expects to begin shipping its first two next-generation firewall appliances later this month, entering an increasingly crowded market.
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Posted in Network World on December 5th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
A mobile security software company last Friday released a tool that detects Carrier IQ, the software embedded in numerous smartphones that has raised questions from users, privacy advocates and even Congress.
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Posted in Network World on December 5th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Privacy and cyber law experts weigh in on the privacy implications surrounding the Carrier IQ mobile diagnostic software.
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Posted in Network World on December 5th, 2011 by NetworkWorld
Organizations and regulators across Europe, including Germany, have started looking into the use of Carrier IQ's tracking software, to ensure that mobile phone vendors and operators are not violating users' privacy.
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Posted in Network World on December 2nd, 2011 by NetworkWorld
A 30-year old international treaty covering data protection is undergoing a partial rewrite to reflect new concerns in the age of the Internet.
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Posted in Network World on December 2nd, 2011 by NetworkWorld
A Cornell University professor is calling the controversial Carrier IQ smartphone software revelations a privacy disaster.
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