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Most browsers leave fingerprint that can ID users

The vast majority of people surfing the web leave behind digital fingerprints that can be used to uniquely identify them, research released Monday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation suggests.

ID theft alert for luxury estates

The Department of Home Affairs is to probe whether private security companies are violating national security for profit.

MPs criticise government's climate of fear

The "permanent state of emergency" over terrorism since 9/11 has blocked debate over whether the dozens of new laws introduced to combat the threat are justified, according to a cross-party group of peers and MPs.

The Electronic Police State (pdf Object)

The United States, with the UK and France close behind, have now caught up with Russia and are gaining on China, North Korea and Belarus.

Augmented Identity

An application that lets users point a smart phone at a stranger and immediately learn about them premiered last Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

ICO to investigate surveillance for Parliamentary report

Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will report to Parliament later this year on the degree to which UK citizens are put under surveillance.

Brussels data watchdog cries foul over secret copyright talks

The man charged with protecting EU citizens' personal data and privacy has protested at being frozen out of secret negotiations to tighten international copyright law online.

The Hard Numbers Behind Laptop Searches at the Border

Back in July 2008, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new policy (PDF) regarding searches of documents and electronic devices at the border.

Canadians should be concerned about camera surveillance

"There is little or no evidence that surveillance deters crime," says David Lyon, coordinator of the report and director of the school's new Surveillance Studies Centre.

Google flips default switch for always-on Gmail crypto

Just hours after Google disclosed it and at least 20 other large companies were the targets of highly sophisticated cyberattacks, the online giant said it would enhance the security of its email service by automatically encrypting entire web sessions.

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