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+ US net nanny ratchets Chinese censorware spat + Stall the PC makers. Then sue US software maker Solid Oak has beefed up efforts to prevent the distribution of China's "Green [...] includes code lifted from its own net-filtering tool, Cybersitter.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ Samsung demos OLED security card + Powered by an RFID reader? Samsung has demoed an electronic ID card with integrated low-power OLED.… What is your recession ...

+ Canadian bill forces personal data from ISPs sans warrant + Requires police intercept hardware Canada is considering legislation allowing the country's police and national security agency ...

+ Johnson shuffle returns ID cards to the table + U-turn ahoy? The fate of the UK's national ID card project is looking increasingly doubtful, although new Home Secretary Alan ...

+ Millions opted into UK mobile phone directory + Are you one of them? A public mobile phone directory for the UK will launch later this month, loaded with millions of private ...

+ ContactPoint offers tokens for access + Restricted to three government departments, 100 local authorities The Department for Children Schools and Families has begun to ...

+ Last.fm phish strikes a bum note + Crooks tune in to net unwary Fraudsters have launched an attack which aims to trick Last.fm users into handing over their login ...

+ Twitter fights celeb imposters with Verified Account scheme + Attempt to kybosh 'Kanye' and stymie 'Spector' Twitter has detailed plans to clamp down on celebrity imposters with a "verified ...

+ MP 'devastated' over Facebook profile hack + 'Outlawed from cyberspace and unable to communicate with my cyber friends' A backbench Tory MP was left "devastated" after his ...

+ Judge throws the book at phishing fraudster + 100 months of solitude A fraudster has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after copping to a series of phishing ...

+ Lost laptop exposes thousands of pension records + Quest to free all world's imprisoned data continues Exclusive A lost laptop containing the personal data of 109,000 Pensions ...

+ Dutch cat skinner publishes critics' personal details + Kitty handbag artist tracks hatemailers across cyberspace The Dutch "artist" who in 2004 turned her pussy into a handbag under [...] personal details of those who emailed her expressing their disgust.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ Fraud guardian uses 'unfair business practices', Judge rules + LifeLock encroaches on Experian operation Fraud-prevention service LifeLock engages in unfair business practices because it [...] governing the safeguarding of consumer credit reports, a federal judge has ruled.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Scrubbed geo-location data not so anonymous after all + Your commute = your fingerprint Anonymized data collected from GPS-enabled devices may not be as anonymous as you think, [...] and work locations can be enough to identify an individual uniquely.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ Undead deleted photos linger on social networking websites + We're coming to embarrass you, Barbara! That embarrassing party shot of you and that hot dog may still come back to haunt you - [...] according to a study by security researchers at the University of Cambridge.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ 'Chief whip' tweet suggests early general election + Excites credulous blogosphere regardless of veracity A sensational tweet from a Labour chief whip has spilled the beans on the ...

+ Facebook users warned over renewed phishing assault + As Gray Lady's fashion blog gets pwned Facebook users are facing a new wave of phishing attacks following a previous barrage in ...

+ Expenses row MPs warned to change cash card PINs + This Bank of Taxpayer cash machine is now closed MPs and staff are reportedly being advised to "change bank PIN numbers" in order ...

+ Europe calls for rules on RFID chips + Reding outlines responsibilities for companies The European Commission has put out a series of recommendations to protect ...

+ ICO acts on student privacy breach + Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni Manchester University has been censured by the Information Commissioner's Office for publishing ...

+ Anonymity proves grey area for IDScan + Redacted 'fake' card details exposed on website Security software provider IDScan has been left red-faced after a page of [...] on its website turned out not to have been anonymised after all.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ GPS, swipe cards to monitor Welsh school kids + We know what you're doing at the back, boyo Councils in North Wales are equipping school buses with GPS and swipe card technology ...

+ €25k for an old Nokia handset? + Scammers pay through the nose for old tech Scammers are reportedly prepared to pay €25,000 for German Nokia 1100 handsets, on ...

+ Rail union ballots for strike over fingerprints + Hands off our dabs Eurostar cleaners are considering strike action over changes to working practises which mean they must provide ...

+ Spam spurt fuelled by booming underground economy + Junk mail trebles as crooks barter for IDs The expanding underground economy is fuelling an identity price war, with unskilled [...] according to the latest edition of Symantec's Internet Threat Report.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

+ UK.gov delays new data breach powers + ICO still waiting for teeth The government has failed to meet its own deadlines to bring in new powers for the Information ...

+ P2P eavesdrop 'guilt by association attack' developed + Free BitTorrent countermeasure released US engineering researchers say they have identified a new privacy threat to users of [...] released a protective plugin designed to work with a popular torrent client.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Summary care records - you might die, but they never will + Once you can opt in, you can never opt out Patients can decide whether or not to have their Summary Care Records included on the [...] change their mind afterwards there is no way to delete the record.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ IPS misses its ID cards for foreigners target + Database contract goes to Big Blue The Home Office has confirmed that it has issued half as many ID cards to non-EU foreign ...

+ Obama's DoJ defends Bush-era wiretaps + Telecom spy program a 'state secret' The US Justice Department under President Obama is invoking Bush Administration tactics to [...] in illegal phone and email surveillance of ordinary US citizens.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ UKBA to exchange fingerprints with US + Someday, your prints will come The UK Border Agency plans to start exchanging fingerprint data with the US, Canada and Australia ...

+ MEPs urge govs: Set up surveillance register + Watchers must be seen to be watched Governments should create a list of all organisations that track internet use and produce an ...

+ Foreign and Commonwealth Office plans biometrics bonanza + £15m earmarked for embassy security systems The Foreign and Commonwealth Office plans to buy biometric systems for security use ...

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+ G20 police demand ID as train staff ordered to spy on passengers + Hysteria mounts over crusty onslaught Hysteria over protests connected to the G20 conference continues to grow, with ID checks ...

+ DNA database grows faster than forecast + 5.14m profiles, despite removal of under-10s Over 5m profiles are now on the national DNA database, significantly above the level ...

+ Home Office details early ID vendors + Put 3M and nCipher on your Christmas list The Home Office has listed 3M and nCipher as providers to the early stage of the ...

+ ID cards not compulsory after all, says Home Office + Blunkett plan finding favour? Plans to make ID cards compulsory for UK citizens at some point in the middle distance have been [...] intention that identity cards should be mandatory for UK nationals."… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ London health authority put on notice over data breach + ICO fumes over dumped PCs with patient records A north London health authority has been given until the end of the month to [...] following an embarrassing information security blunder last year.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

+ Lawyer-client privilege no bar to surveillance, say Lords + Yes sir, I can bug you The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the House of Lords has said. [...] of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows lawyers' conversations to be bugged.… What is your recession sales strategy?

+ Air France trials biometric boarding cards + Fingerprints and smart cards Air France has started trialling RFID-equipped smartcards which store passenger fingerprints to ...

+ Geo-located malware appears over the horizon + Dirty bomb ruse used to punt worm Malware authors have incorporated technology designed to find the geographic location of ...

+ Twitter users hit by smut spam hack attack + Wasn't Britney's four foot vagina warning enough... Poor beseiged Twitter users were hit by a new series of attacks on Friday.… ...

+ Twitter SMS spoofing still undead + Micro-blogging body-snatching risk A fix against an SMS spoofing flaw involving micro-blogging service Twitter offers only ...

+ Prime Minister's health records breached in database attack + Scottish rich and powerful victimized Personal medical records belonging to Scotland's rich and powerful - including Prime [...] accessed in a breach of a national database that holds details of 2.5 million people.… What is your recession sales strategy?

+ Wikileaks publishes secret donor list + Hoist by its own leaky petard Whistleblower website Wikileaks faced a dilemma this week when a list of email addresses for the ...

+ Grifters punt 'get rich quick' scams at Facebook users + Social networking marks made an offer you can refuse Grifters are using Facebook to lend credibility to an elaborate get rich ...

+ Laptop facial recognition defeated by Photoshop + Taking a long hard stare at biometric security White hat security researchers have demoed how to bypass the facial recognition ...

+ Footy star sues Facebook over fake fascist profile + Del Piero: That's not my moustache Juventus star Alessandro del Piero is reportedly suing Facebook over a fake profile bearing ...

+ UK gov unleashes biometric IDs + £4.7bn for cards. £0 for card readers The British Identity and Passport Service ( IPS ) has spent £4.7bn ($6.6bn) on its new ...