News tagged with personal data
Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data
Dec 04, 2009 |
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The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...
Facebook outlines new privacy policy
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users.
Microsoft says it can restore wiped Sidekick data
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There may be a happy ending after all for owners of Sidekick phones who thought they might have permanently lost contact numbers and other personal information they had put on the gadget.
T-Mobile halts Sidekick sales after data loss
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 12, 2009 |
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US wireless carrier T-Mobile temporarily halted sales of the Sidekick mobile phone Monday after a server failure caused many customers to lose personal data such as contacts and calendar items.
Sidekick's lost data gone for good
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...
Review: Password management eases with Net storage
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Do you use your kids' names? Your pet's? Your favorite color? We all use some dumb passwords that are too easy to guess.
Watchdog: Facebook violates Canadian privacy law
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Canada's privacy commissioner says the online social networking site Facebook breaches Canadian law by keeping users personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts.
Is personal data safe at firms?
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Making rules can be just as difficult as complying with them. Dutch researcher Marieke Thijssen investigated how well the Personal Data Protection Act (Dutch acronym Wbp) is harmonised with other rules that firms must comply ...
Security Alert: Beware of SMS Messages That Can Take Control of Your Phone
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trust Digital has proven that an attacker with the right knowledge and toolkits can remotely hijack a phone by sending an SMS message to it. The attack would be most effective if it took place ...
Before you trash that phone, read this
Mar 16, 2009 |
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If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone?
