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27 September, 2014
Vodafone is developing a scheme to store details of the websites its customers have visited for up to 90 days. The company says the scheme will allow its customers to keep track of how much of their mobile phone data allowance they are using on particular sites. This will help resolve billing disputes when customers believe they have been overcharged, it said. Most telcos do not store such data and Telstra has indicated it has no plans to create such a scheme.
26 September, 2014
Apple, in an explanation of its new policy, says on its website that on devices running its new operating system, “your personal data such as photos, messages (including attachments), email, contacts, call history, iTunes content, notes and reminders is placed under the protection of your passcode. “Unlike our competitors, Apple cannot bypass your passcode and therefore cannot access this data. So it’s not technically feasible for us to respond to government warrants for the extraction of this data from devices in their possession
Labels:
Cybersafety,
Ethical,
Privacy
25 September, 2014
As a young man, Kevin Mitnick became the world’s most notorious black hat hacker, breaking into the networks of companies like IBM, Nokia, Motorola, and other targets. After a stint in prison, he reinvented himself as a white hat hacker, selling his skills as a penetration tester and security consultant. With his latest business venture, Mitnick has switched hats again: This time to an ambiguous shade of gray.
Labels:
Critical + Creative Thinking,
Cybersafety,
Ethical,
ICT Career
24 September, 2014
23 September, 2014
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