Blog Assignment 7: Privacy Scavenger Hunt
Articles From: Epic.org
- Apple tracking privacy:Apple enhances new privacy techniques for IOS8 that will limit the ability of third parties to track Apple mobile devices. I phones can now be tracked by law enforcement and private companies because of the unique mac address associated with the device
- Google street view :With Google street view many privacy concerns were raised, but the debates focused almost exclusively on the collection and display of images obtained by the Google Street View digital cameras. It turns out that Google was also obtaining a vast amount of Wi-Fi data from Wi-Fi receivers that were concealed in the Street View vehicles.
- Obama issues order to strengthen consumer privacy:Obama signed an Executive Order today to Improve the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions. The Order will require high security features for government financial transactions, including chip and PIN technology, which has slowed down financial fraud and identity crimes in Europe.
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