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G-8 meeting will test NSA leaks' effect on U.S. influence
WASHINGTON — On the surface, President Obama would seem to have a strong hand as he heads to the annual Group of 8 economic summit. Instead, the meetings Monday and Tuesday seem set to provide the first test of how much his administration's...
Tags: European Parliament, National Security Agency, Parliament, Interior Policy, Summits
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NSA revelations threaten worldwide trust in Facebook, Google
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook Inc. and Google Inc. want people the world over to trust them with the most intimate details of their lives. Now both Silicon Valley companies are fighting to preserve that trust in the wake of damaging revelations that...Tags: Business, Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, National Government, Southeast Asia
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Germany fines Google $190,000 over Street View data collection
WASHINGTON -- A German regulator on Monday fined Google Inc., about $190,000 for illegally recording data from WiFi networks while taking mapping photos for its Street View service. The regulator complained the amount, limited by law, was too little to...Tags: Google Inc., Germany, Punishment, Politics, Security
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Google faces more privacy probes, possible fines in Europe
SAN FRANCISCO -- Europe's biggest data protection authorities say they are taking steps to press Google Inc. to comply with European Union privacy rules and could impose fines if the Internet giant fails to do so. France's CNIL data protection agency...
Tags: Google Inc., Politics, Punishment, Security, Interior Policy
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Data theft: Guess who the FTC is targeting?
The Federal Trade Commission opened a potentially significant new front Friday in its efforts to protect consumers against data theft. The commission announced a settlement with mobile device manufacturer HTC America that requires the company to plug...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Federal Communications Commission, Interior Policy, Media Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Britain says no charges against Australian DJs for royal hoax
LONDON --Two Australian disc jockeys who called a London hospital impersonating members of the royal family as a hoax three days before a nurse's suicide will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors said there were no...
Tags: Elizabeth II, Mel Greig, Stranger Than Fiction, Interior Policy, Health and Medical Professionals
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Data protection firm SafeNet names new CEO
The new CEO and president of Belcamp-based SafeNet Inc. said Monday he intends to raise the profile of the data protection firm and “take SafeNet to the next level” by pursuing more commercial clients who are moving toward “cloud”...
Tags: Electronics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, SafeNet Incorporated, Financing and Stock Offerings, Interior Policy
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Greek journalist acquitted in breach-of-privacy case
World NowAn Athens court on Thursday acquitted a Greek journalist accused of breaching privacy and data protection laws for publishing a list of more than 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts.... -
Raytheon acquires SafeNet's government solutions business
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Wednesday it has acquired the government solutions business of Harford County-based SafeNet Inc., a cyber security company that had previously announced the sale of that piece of the business to an undisclosed buyer....Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Politics, SafeNet Incorporated, Security, Raytheon Company
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SafeNet spins out its classified government solutions business
SafeNet Inc., a Harford County cybersecurity company, said that it was selling off its government solutions business to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed amount. The Belcamp company said in an announcement that it was selling this part of its...Tags: Initial Public Offerings, SafeNet Incorporated, Politics, Security, Financing and Stock Offerings
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MasterCard and Visa warn of breach that could compromise millions of card numbers
Staff reporterMasterCard and Visa are warning banks nationwide of a massive breach at an unnamed U.S-based credit card processor, potentially involving as more than 10 million card numbers could be compromised, according to the blog, KrebsonSecurity. Blogger Brian...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Politics, Security, Business Institutions, Consumers
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Facebook to boost privacy protections in Europe, Irish agency says
TechnologyFacebook will improve privacy protections in Europe over the next six months after an investigation into its practices there, the Menlo Park, Calif., the Irish data protection agency said Wednesday....
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