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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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Here, for your sleep-losing pleasure, are some choice examples of the tech industry’s impressive history of trust violations. Six egregious instances of technological trust abuse.

This month my Scientific American column tackled the issue of high-tech trust. Bit by bit the Apples, Googles, Microsofts and, of course, the NSAs of the world have shaken our trust. They’ve abused it, one highly publicized breach after another, and left us fearful and wary.
Here, for your sleep-losing pleasure, are some choice examples of the tech industry’s impressive history of trust violations.
Read more: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=pogue-a-short-history-of-unsavory-tech-snooping
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Target experiences “meaningfully weaker than expected sales” after the data breach was revealed!

The retailer now says that information taken in December’s security lapse includes names, phone numbers, and postal and e-mail addresses, and could affect up to one-third of the US population.
The nationwide retailer on Friday announced that personal information on as many as 70 million additional customers was stolen as part of the company’s payment card data breach. The information stolen includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses, the company said.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57617034-83/yikes-targets-data-breach-now-could-affect-110m-people/
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Dealing with the Privacy and Security concerns of the
“Internet of Things” is going to be the next big challenge.

In the future, it might not just be your smartphone that leaks personal and private data, it might be your smart fridge too.
So said experts gathered at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
They debated what happens to privacy and security as the “internet of things” begins to emerge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25662006
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Be careful where you go.
Your location data is being stored for up to 7 years!

Carmakers have been collecting and keeping data about where drivers have been.A US government watchdog has found that owners of those cars cannot demand that the information be destroyed.The Government Accountability Office found major automakers have differing policies about how much data they collect and how long they keep it.
Read more: http://news.techeye.net/business/carmakers-steal-your-trip-data
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Steps you can take to keep your Private information Private!

Let’s be honest: Most of us prefer not to think about who watches what we do on the Internet. What’s the harm, some may think, if someone’s looking at my family pictures on Facebook?
Well, there may be a lot of harm. Do you want everyone in the world to see pictures of your kids? That you’re on a family camping trip and not at home? Do you want advertisers vacuuming up details from your family’s social-media accounts? How about a potential cyberthief cobbling together enough of your personal information to steal your identity?
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/01/04/how-to-keep-your-private-information-out-hands-others/
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Google’s collection of private Wi-Fi communications might violate federal law!

A U.S. appeals court has once again rejected Google’s argument that it did not break federal wiretap laws when collecting user data from unencrypted wireless networks for its Street View program.
In a ruling this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that payload data transmitted over a Wi-Fi network is not “radio communications” as defined under the federal Wiretap Act and as claimed by Google. That means the company cannot claim an exemption for its Wi-Fi data collection under the Wiretap Act.
Read more: http://www.techhive.com/article/2084128/google-loses-another-appeal-in-street-view-privacy-case.html
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Steps you can take to keep your Private information Private!

Let’s be honest: Most of us prefer not to think about who watches what we do on the Internet. What’s the harm, some may think, if someone’s looking at my family pictures on Facebook?
Well, there may be a lot of harm. Do you want everyone in the world to see pictures of your kids? That you’re on a family camping trip and not at home? Do you want advertisers vacuuming up details from your family’s social-media accounts? How about a potential cyberthief cobbling together enough of your personal information to steal your identity?
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/01/04/how-to-keep-your-private-information-out-hands-others/
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If you aren’t paying for a product, you are the product.
Advertisers are Facebook’s customers, not you!

Facebook is being sued for allegedly intercepting users’ private messages, following links and sharing the information with advertisers and marketers.But analysts are doubtful that such accusations will be enough to make users abandon the social networking site.
Read more: http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3495510/facebook-made-of-teflon-when-it-comes-to-privacy-analysts-say/
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