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More users than we think are using Privacy tools to anonymize their Internet access.

The world and its pooch appears to be rushing to buy security tools to keep hackers and government snoops out of their PCs, according to a new survey.
The survey – by GlobalWebIndex – said that more than 56 percent of the world felt the internet was eroding their personal privacy and more than 415 million people or 28 percent of the online population use tools to disguise their identity or location.
Read more: http://news.techeye.net/business/worlddog-rushes-to-buy-privacy-tools#ixzz2r7wG24td
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If America doesn’t get serious about online Privacy, businesses will begin to move elsewhere.

Even before President Obama outlined his proposed changes in how the NSA should collect data for surveillance, many tech giants, like Google, Apple and Facebook, were vocal in their criticism. In public and in private White House meetings, executives complained the government is using their software to vacuum up data like e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
On Friday, the president pledged additional privacy protection and to allow companies to be more transparent about how often they are required to cooperate with the government on such requests. But there were few specifics, and the president said the government is not the only one gathering and storing such information.
Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/government_programs/jan-june14/tech_01-20.html
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There will be no way for patients to know who has accessed their medical records!

Privacy groups have raised concerns about NHS England’s plans to create a single database of medical data collected from hospitals and general practitioners.
They warn there will be no way for patients to work out who has accessed their medical records or how they are using the information, reports the Guardian.
Read more: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240212767/NHS-England-database-raises-privacy-concerns
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Out of the box, this phone does a lot of things to protect your Privacy.

It’s also a sleek, attractive device that fits in your pocket and can impress friends and colleagues, according to its makers.
The Blackphone is set to be released next month by the secure communications firm Silent Circle and the small Spanish-based manufacturer Geeksphone, amid a fever pitch of concern over revelations about vast US surveillance of data and telephony.
Read more: http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/computer/390327/
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5 big questions left in the wake of Obama’s new NSA guidelines proposal.

President Barack Obama’s speech Friday outlined new changes to national intelligence gathering practices, but it left out a lot of specifics.
Ben Rhodes discusses whether the reforms to the NSA program will keep the U.S. safe once they are implemented.
While the proposals would reduce some of the latitude given to the National Security Agency in the name of homeland security, will they be enough to assuage a skeptical public? What’s Congress’ role in approving or implementing the president’s plan? And what does this mean for irked foreign allies?
Read more: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/17/22340505-obamas-nsa-speech-five-burning-questions
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Neiman Marcus still doesn’t know the scale and scope of the data breach.
Apology not accepted!

Target, Neiman Marcus, and possibly three other major retailers suffered data breaches over the holiday season, exposing customer credit card data to potential theft and abuse. Today, Neiman Marcus CEO Karen Katz has published a letter apologizing for the breach, and offering a free year of credit monitoring service to any customer who shopped at Neiman Marcus with a payment card over the past year. In addition to the apology, the website has a number of updates on the ongoing investigation. While we still don’t know the scale and scope of the data collected…
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/16/5317378/neiman-marcus-ceo-apologizes-for-data-breach-offers-free-credit
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Secret technology uses radio waves to get past computer security.
It’s worse than we thought!

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has put spying software on 100,000 computers around the world that allows it to monitor them even if they are not connected to the internet, it was claimed yesterday.
The NSA is said to have developed a secret technology that uses radio waves to get past computer security and allows surveillance via a field station the size of a briefcase from up to eight miles away.
It is not clear if any of the affected machines are in the UK, but given the close co-operation between the two countries’ intelligence services, it would be surprising if not.
The claims in the New York Times give an astonishing insight into the methods used by the NSA to carry out its aims.
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/sci-tech/nsa-can-spy-on-computers-when-they-re-not-online-1-3270091
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A step in the right direction.
Cell phones that protect your Privacy!

You may never have heard of Geeksphone, unless you take a particular interest in Firefox OS, but the Spanish manufacturer could be about to garner some global attention. It says it’ll launch a new handset at Mobile World Congress next month that will prioritize privacy and security instead of all the intrusions that smartphone users usually have to put up with…
Read more: http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/15/blackphone-privacy-and-security-android-smartphone/
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We know everyone who breaks the law, we know when your doing it. We have GPS in your car, says Ford.

The increasing use of computer technology in cars raises questions about privacy, says US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx.
He was referring to the increased use of GPS and computer systems in cars that give them the ability to connect to smartphones and other devices.
Read more: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240212468/US-transport-chief-highlights-privacy-concerns-over-car-tech
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Qualified candidates may be driven away due to the invasion of Privacy!  Many job applicants consider social media screening an invasion of privacy, researchers have found, opening the door for discrimination lawsuits.

It’s 2014, which means that Facebook will be 10 years old this February. Since the site launched it has become standard procedure for companies to screen job candidates based on their social media profiles. A recent study, however, suggests that the practice may actually drive away qualified applicants who feel that their privacy has been compromised.
Read more: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=facebook-snooping-on-job
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