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California moves to stop employers demanding Facebook passwords

(Cameron Scott) — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:41:00 GMT

The California assembly passed a bill on Thursday that prevents employers from demanding job applicants' passwords for accounts on Facebook or other social networking sites.

Twitter resists subpoena to release user's data without warrant

(Jeremy Kirk) — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:04:00 GMT

Twitter is contesting a court order requiring it to turn over private data on a user charged with disorderly conduct during the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York last year.

Cisco offers API to fight call fraud

(Jim Duffy) — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Cisco this week at Interop 2012 released an API for its branch routers designed to enable third-party developers to write applications to enhance the security of phone calls over the router network.

Less than half of Facebook, Google users understand sites' privacy policies

(Cameron Scott) — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:24:00 GMT

Most users of Facebook and Google had fundamental gaps in understanding, even after reading privacy policies, about how the websites handled their information and how other Web users could discover it, according to a study released by the digital branding firm Siegel+Gale.

Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy

(Grant Gross) — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:46:00 GMT

Users of mobile apps need more information about the ways those apps use their personal information, a group of experts agreed Thursday, but they didn't agree on who is most responsible for protecting user privacy.

Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data

(Loek Essers) — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:17:00 GMT

Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of the Belgian credit provider Elantis and threatened to publish confidential customer information if the bank does not pay $197,000 before Friday.

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