Maybe it has, if you care about your privacy. There’s no doubt that Google does care about your privacy, and aims to protect it. Earlier this year, for example, it refused to release anonymous search data demanded by the US government for a study, even though other search engines meekly handed it over. But rather [...]

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News that a German computer expert has managed to “clone” the data chip on his new passport has called into question government assurances about the security of the planned national ID card - which will use similar technology.

Lukas Grunwald gave a demonstration at a conference in Las Vegas last week to show that he could [...]

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Scammers have begun using the telephone to harvest data for use in identity theft and credit card fraud, and VoIP is making it easier for them to cover their tracks.
Websense Security Labs, San Diego, in June reported a scam that targeted customers of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust with an e-mail alerting them to a [...]

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