Tag: privacy

How much will your driverless car know about you (and who will it tell)?

July 2, 2012

Following the flurry of press coverage surrounding the proposed next generation of driverless cars, privacy groups are asking questions about what will happen to the data the cars (necessarily) collect, which – in the wrong hands – might prove tempting for abuse. Other car manufacturers plan on rolling out real-time data streams of information about … More How much will your driverless car know about you (and who will it tell)?

Sharing versus Security: Driving without Brakes

June 27, 2012

Bled, in Slovenia, is perhaps more associated with gorgeous scenery and the famous Bled cream cake than IT conferences. However, it’s been hosting a major European IT conference for many years. ESET was represented in some force at the 25th Bled eConference in Slovenia this month, and I did a keynote presentation on targeted attacks … More Sharing versus Security: Driving without Brakes

Facebook policy changes – does the ‘crowd’ really have a seat at the table?

June 19, 2012

You may have heard that the organization known as europe-v-facebook found that a little-know provision in Facebook’s privacy and user rights policies allowed a vote on proposed changes to be forced if over 7,000 respondents were interested and submitted comments to that effect. When europe-v-facebook publicized this, users swarmed to show support and get their … More Facebook policy changes – does the ‘crowd’ really have a seat at the table?

How to stop Twitter tracking you and keep private the websites you visit

May 22, 2012

Like Facebook, Twitter wants to know which websites you visit and so it has a system for tracking you as you click from site to site, a fact that leads to a pair of interesting questions: “Did you know that?” and “Are you okay with that?” As we will see in a moment, this system … More How to stop Twitter tracking you and keep private the websites you visit

Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how

May 16, 2012

Here are two staggering Facebook privacy statistics: Nearly 13 million US Facebook users have never set, or don’t know about, Facebook’s privacy tools, and only 37 percent have used Facebook’s privacy tools to customize how much information is shared with third parties. That’s according to a Consumer Reports survey released earlier this month. Given that … More Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how