Internet Personalization–and How I Never Looked at It…

This is actually a great speech but very, very, very scary:

and the scariest part is that I never looked at it that way but he is right

Roger

iPhone saves you the trouble of reporting your working time

You might know the problem if you are working in consulting: You have to fill out the report, form whom you spent your time. And then you forgot to fill in the tool and all of a sudden you have a hard time figuring out where you have been.

There is a revolution: iPhone solves . . . → Read More: iPhone saves you the trouble of reporting your working time

How to Do an Online Background Check for Free

Well, basically this title attracted my attention: How to Do an Online Background Check for Free. I had to try it with myself. So I started, following the sites and suggestions in the article:

I clicked on the first link and landed on 9 Sites That Find People and Their ‘Sensitive’ Information – cool. Let’s . . . → Read More: How to Do an Online Background Check for Free

Fighting Crime and Protecting Privacy–a Contradiction?

I often read two kinds of articles when it comes to ISPs and protecting privacy. In side asks for as much privacy as possible, the other one for transparency to fight cybercrime. What is our real goal? What is the role of ISPs in fighting crime? An interesting study by the OECD in comparison with an article I read today. . . . → Read More: Fighting Crime and Protecting Privacy–a Contradiction?

When Identity Theft and Privacy Meet

It is always bad, if comics have a significant portion of truth… . . . → Read More: When Identity Theft and Privacy Meet

What is More Important to You? Privacy or Safety?

This discussion is very old: How much privacy are we willing to give up to help to fight crime. This discussion has to be held in a society. The FBI just kick-started it again in the US. . . . → Read More: What is More Important to You? Privacy or Safety?

Do We Really Want Privacy?

I really love reading Kim Cameron’s Identity Weblog. Fairly often it is thought provoking…

He recently wrote about his experience with the new iPhone privacy policy: Apple giving out your iPhone fingerprints and location. He was one (probably of the very few) reading the privacy policy and found the following statement:

Collection and Use of . . . → Read More: Do We Really Want Privacy?

Am I Too Paranoid?

Sometimes I wonder whether I am too paranoid. I just got a call, which went like that:

Caller: “Hello, we are doing a health insurance survey and have just three questions for you, would you mind to join in? Just 20 seconds. We do it for Health Insurance statistics.” Me: Was in a very good . . . → Read More: Am I Too Paranoid?

Strong Authentication and Privacy – A Contradiction in Terms?

You know that I am not a big fan of the requirement for having all Internet users authenticate strongly. There are people in the security arena who think that this is the only way to fight cybercrime – and in parallel accept that they would kill freedom of speech.

I recently had a . . . → Read More: Strong Authentication and Privacy – A Contradiction in Terms?

Data Protection Heat Map

I was looking at some research done by Forrester which could be interesting for you as well. They try to lay out the landscape with regards to data protection for you and it looks fairly compelling. So if you are interested in the situation of the different Privacy laws across the globe and how Forrester . . . → Read More: Data Protection Heat Map

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