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Security

Posts tagged with "security"

7 April 2011 in Technology

Look after your mobile – or thieves will look after it for you

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Mobile with padlock

Millions of mobiles are going missing each year, and many of them contain sensitive information. Are you doing enough to protect your handset from fraudulent use – or are you putting your personal data at risk?

(more about mobile phone theft…)

28 March 2011 in Shopping, Technology

Apologetic emails don’t make up for losing our personal data

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Computer keyboard with 'oops' key

What is it with companies emailing people to say their details may have been stolen from a third party? We’ve had a handful of these in just a few weeks, but we want to see them doing more than simply ‘fessing up.

(more about lost personal data…)

24 March 2011 in Technology

Why I don’t consent to the census

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Filling out the census

The government says it will impose fines of up to £1,000 for those who don’t fill in its compulsory census – a heavy-handed approach that makes me want to rail against it like a rebellious teenager.

(more about the downsides of the census…)

21 March 2011 in Technology

How do cold callers know so much about you?

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Private sign

Have you ever had a call from a company offering you their services on the back of some personal information they’ve managed to get hold of? It may seem eerie, but did you stop and wonder who passed your details on?

(more about your personal data…)

16 March 2011 in Technology

IE9’s anti-tracking tool flawed – Microsoft should try harder

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Animation of man tracking footprints

Our tests of IE9’s new anti-tracking tool found a fundamental flaw – download multiple lists and things you want blocked could actually be allowed. Does that sound right to you? Because it doesn’t to us…

(more about IE9’s anti-tracking tool…)

9 March 2011 in Technology

You don’t control your smartphone, get used to it

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Google Android logo

Google last week remotely accessed thousands of Android smartphones and deleted apps that its users had downloaded – apps they owned, running on a device they bought, with cash they (probably) earned.

(more about Google controlling your smartphone…)

8 March 2011 in Technology

Are you worried about Flash cookies tracking you?

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You might think deleting your browser’s cookies would stop sites tracking your online habits, but Which? Computing has found that you could still be tracked by the much harder to remove Flash cookies.

(more about Flash cookies…)

7 March 2011 in Technology

Top 10 weak online passwords – is yours on the list?

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Online log in box

Look into my eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, look into my eyes… you’re under. You must change your useless password from ‘123456’ to something tougher to crack. Three, two, one… you’re back in the room.

(more about rubbish online passwords…)

15 February 2011 in Technology

Big brother doesn’t know your name – but he’s still watching

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Hands holding up binoculars

Ever bought something in a supermarket that you’d rather keep secret – condoms, stacks of booze or certain private medication, maybe? Tough – your secret’s safe with no one and it’s likely to be passed on.

(more about your privacy rights…)

31 January 2011 in Technology

We need protection for fraudulent spending on stolen mobiles

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Woman on phone

If your credit card’s stolen and used, you’re not liable for fraudulent spending. But if the same happens to your mobile phone, it’s down to you to foot the bill. Isn’t it time mobile operators took some responsibility?

(more about protection for stolen mobiles…)

28 January 2011 in Technology

Are you in control of your digital identity?

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Eye, hand and computer

Do you ever feel as though your digital identity has run off without you? Today’s European Data Protection Day, so maybe it’s time to take control – or are you happy to leave identity breadcrumbs all over the internet?

(more about European Data Protection Day…)

25 January 2011 in Technology

Are new online privacy tools good enough?

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Web browser saying 'security'

Adobe’s launched a new tool to eliminate Flash cookies, and both Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox are introducing anti-tracking features. Good news for web users – but will this new appreciation for our online privacy last?

(more about online privacy tools…)

20 December 2010 in Technology, Travel & Leisure

Will body scanners improve our airport security?

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Woman walking through airport scanner

Airports using full body scanners are causing controversy in the US. But, as they start to be introduced over here, do you think they’re a necessary security measure or an infringement of civil liberties?

(more about airport body scanners…)

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