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UK Looks to Biometrics in New National ID

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

UK residents volunteering their faces, irises and fingerprints for a pilot passport program are previewing what may become mandatory for all of England if draft legislation is enacted. The ID-card approach is being promoted by the country’s Home Secretary, David Blunkett, and is touted as the key to the United Kingdom’s future and as a…

US Anticensorship Bureau Found Censoring

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A report from a group of Internet experts indicates a U.S. anticensorship Internet access program is employing keyword filtering for the foreign Web surfers it serves, resulting in overblocking, which many argue is a form of censorship in itself. What may be worse is that the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau service’s lack of security may…

Spyware Bill Gets House Panel OK

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

After failing to cut into the deluge of spam sent to Internet users with the Can-Spam Act, the U.S. government might now be aiming legislation at spyware — silent software programs that identify and often track users and their online behaviors — with bills in the House and Senate. A bill from Mary Bono (R-California)…

Utah Anti-Spyware Law Suspended by Judge

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A Utah District Court judge has put a hold on a state law that targets spyware — quiet computer programs that can creep onto people’s computers as they navigate the Internet and download seemingly innocuous applications that then track their online behavior. The ruling from Utah Third Judicial District Court Judge Joseph Fratto Jr. was…

Rehearing Sought in E-Mail Privacy Case

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A federal appeals court in Boston has been asked to take a second look at a decision that some say could have a far-reaching effect on the privacy of Internet communications in the United States. The decision handed down by a panel of appeals court judges ruled that monitoring the content of people’s incoming e-mail…

Judges Take Second Look at E-Mail Privacy Decision

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A court decision that civil libertarians argue could have a far-reachingeffect on the privacy of Internet communications in the United States willbe reviewed again by federal judges in Boston. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three federal judges in June, foundthat e-mail service providers may divert and read their customers’ messageswithout restriction. Following…

Stealing Identities the Old-Fashioned Way

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Using an old-fashioned con, thieves posing as legitimate businesses were able to extract the personal information of thousands of consumers from ChoicePoint, which stores Social Security numbers, credit reports, addresses, and other data for the vast majority of Americans. The company sells the information to local, state, and federal government agencies and insurance and financial…

Critics Call Proposed US Passport Technology ‘Dangerous’

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

A U.S. State Department proposal to include wireless data chips in U.S. passports has been met with a wave of criticism and concern from privacy activists and security experts who fail to see any value in the wireless technology for passports. The chips could only serve to compromise personal data and put U.S. citizens at…

Credit Reporting Companies Co-Opt Encryption

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion have revealed plans to collaborate on encryption standards to strengthen their protection of sensitive consumer data, which has increasingly become the favorite target of attackers motivated by profit. There was praise for the agencies’ increased protection plan, which will include coordination on industry encryption standards and 128-bit key encryption. However, there…

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