Feb

18

Destroy, not delete

Category: privacy | Leave a Comment

Dear all,
I am back. For a long time I was far away from this blog and from you. Now I have a new job, a new title, a new address and new news for you.
The first thing I would like to tell you after a few months of silence is a story about deleting personal [...]

Jul

12

Gmail and expose…

Category: Big Brother, privacy | Leave a Comment

It was not so long ago, April 1, 2004, when Google mail first appeared. In 2005 there were 5.4 mln subscribers and 51 mln in early 2007. Do you know how many Gmail accounts were registered up to date? Quite a lot…
Do you have a Gmail account? I believe you do. Everyone has it.
It is [...]

Jul

1

Over 10000 laptops are lost every week in US airports

Category: Encryption, Security, Security Threats, lost laptops, privacy | Leave a Comment

Yesterday article in PCWorld with reference to the Ponemon Institute The figure itself is amazing. But travelers’ attitude is more surprising.  About 77 percent of people surveyed said they had no hope of recovering a lost laptop. Therefore, they even did not claim the lost laptop. About 53 percent said that laptops contain confidential company information, [...]

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