Privacy Blog November Archive

MySpace suicide reaches verdict

By Website Introductions at 11/30/08 07:49

When you think bullying is all about physical harassment, than you are wrong. Very wrong. Quite sadly, some people use the Internet to harass and obtain information from other people.

Such is the case of the 49-year-old Missouri woman who posed as a 16-year-old boy in MySpace to spy on a 13-year-old girl by pretending to engage in online romance. The girl ended up in suicide after she was spurned by her supposed love.

Link: Guilty verdicts in case of MySpace user's suicide - CNN.com

RFID on Driver's Licenses?

RFIDs, on their own, are already controversial in their own right. This is due to security issues that continue to haunt the RFID chip.

Now, there are proposals to enhance the functionalities of some drivers' licenses with the use of RFID technology. Debate is still going on about this said topic. What do you think? What is your take on the topic?

Link: 'Enhanced' driver's licence plan embedded with privacy issues

RFIDs and Security Issues

RFID chips are increasingly being used to gather information seamlessly from various individuals. Among the places you will see them are restaurants, libraries, and supermarkets. So, if you will think about it, RFIDs can be tapped by individuals who want to spy on people. It is therefore imperative that the designs of these RFIDs introduce tight security.

Link: RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora's Box?

GMAIL Privacy and Security Issues

Google with its number one e-mail service provider the GMAIL has been providing and allowing almost everyone to use their e-mailing services. With GMAIL's many useful features and functionality there is no doubt that Google is becoming one of the most dominating websites in providing e-mail and search services worldwide but a certain issue aroused from their services. A serious and dire privacy and security issue which requires immediate addressing by Google. To what and how will this issues be address is what you can read here:

Link: Congress Warned of Google Privacy & Security Risks After Google Markets Services to Staffers on Hill; New Video Shows Privacy Problems With Gmail - MarketWatch