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contributed by Adam
Forbes Magazine hired a private eye to gather all the information he
could on one of their reporters. For less than $500 he legally came up
with all of the reporters financial information, unlisted phone
numbers, social security number, etc... very terrifying. If you have
been wondering what all this privacy hype is about then read this.
Forbes
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contributed by turtlex
The American Civil Liberties Union in cooperation with the Electronic
Privacy Information Center and others has started a program to monitor
Echelon. The groups hope to pressure congress for an investigation into
the global eavesdropping network. (For something that supposedly
doesn't exist - Echelon sure gets a lot of press.)
Wired
ACLU
EPIC
Echelon Watch
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contributed by Weld Pond
The National Security Agency has recently been awarded a patent for a
system of automatic topic spotting and labeling of data. This could
assist the agency in automatically analyzing human speech.
The
London Independent
US
PTO
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contributed by Weld Pond
An online magazine, with news about privacy issues updated on a daily
basis, PrivacyPlace includes opinions, advice, a forum for readers, an
archive of articles on privacy, and a marketplace that recommends
products and services available for protecting privacy. Future content
includes product and book reviews, a developer's corner, and guides to
encrypting e-mail and surfing the web anonymously.
PrivacyPlace
Excite
News
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contributed by erik
Dragonmount Networks, in hoping to expose vendors who put security on
the back burner, and to salute those who make it a priority, has
launched the Vendor Response Archive. The Vendor Response Archive hopes
to pressure software vendors to take security seriously. If a vendor
responds poorly to a problem, users should know. Likewise, if a vendor
responds quickly and honestly, the vendor should be commended.
Dragonmount
Networks
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contributed by no0ne
Called the "Active Server Setup Security Loophole", this glitch in
Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express can download an e-mail attachment
without the users knowledge. The attachment has the capability to
access and delete files at will.
MSNBC
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contributed by Weld Pond
While the Department of Defense may be prohibited from conducting local
law enforcement they can advise or assist local police agencies in
other ways such as grants, access to support services or systems, and
transfers of equipment or other assets. The GAO has released a report
detailing crime technology assistance from DOD to local law enforcement
agencies.
GAO
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