#privacy

Firewall: pronti a navigare!

Un uso consapevole della rete è auspicabile in un mondo che dalla rete sarà sempre più pervaso. Mentre siamo già al punto di porci domande sull’impatto che Internet of Everything avrà sulla nostra società, non possiamo stupirci troppo se la consapevolezza nelle pratiche di navigazione del web e dell’uso dei social network, sia molto bassa. ... Firewall: pronti a navigare!

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Legislation for Camera Enabled TV Set Tops

Last week Congressman Michael Capuano and co-sponsor introduced a bill into Congress whose aim is to restrict the use of camera enabled TV set tops. Cable TV providers are developing the technology so that they can better target their advertising through understanding who is actually watching the TV programs. The cameras will be fitted with ... Legislation for Camera Enabled TV Set Tops

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DNA Privacy Issues

Last week Scientists in Boston published a report in the journal Science that raises some serious issues about privacy and the treatment of DNA materials. The Boston Globe offers a summary here. Scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research showed how easily this sensitive health information could be revealed and possibly fall into the ... DNA Privacy Issues

Battle for the Internet

Earlier this year the Guardian newspaper ran an interesting series entitled ‘Battle for the Internet’. The series is available online and makes a very interesting read. Over 7 days the series looked at many aspects of internet growth and its effect upon society. Many of the problems addressed have been raised on this website over ... Battle for the Internet

Jonathan Hankins

A man, his history and his DNA

by Margherita Fronte One of humankind’s oldest needs – to know oneself. One of the most modern technologies – the DNA testing of a single individual. These are the 2 ingredients of the book entitled Go Ask Your Father: One Man’s Obsession with Finding His Origins Through DNA Testing (Bantam Books, 2009), written by Lennard ... A man, his history and his DNA

Transparency, Privacy, and Responsibility: An Interview with Jeff Jonas

More directly and obviously than many forms of innovation, software embodies the values of those who create it. This is particularly true of software used to monitor and direct human activity: in the extreme, it can be a tool that saves lives, or one that enables political repression. Software development therefore provides many examples of ... Transparency, Privacy, and Responsibility: An Interview with Jeff Jonas