privacy Policy Analysis: FCC to Fine Cellphone Carriers for Selling Customers’ Locations A case of alleged malfeasance by cell phone carriers, or at least a collision between the carriers and its customers and regulators.
privacy Three Perspectives on Amending the “California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018” Three perspectives on amending a recently passed California state law that grants consumers new privacy rights.
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encryption The Importance of Encryption, Part II: Data in Transit and HTTPS Unprotected communications on the Internet can be viewed and modified by anyone. Ubiquitous encryption protects against this with little end-user effort.
encryption The Importance of Encryption, Part I: Stored Data on Mobile Devices Data encryption: A simple and cost-effective way of protecting your data from thieves, even those with sophisticated technical knowledge.