Tag Archives: privacy
Watching my PII
For a while I’ve been thinking about how personal identity data (often called Personally Identifiable Information, or PII) is managed – both as a consumer, and from the perspective of service providers. I’ve been following along with the work being … Continue reading
Facebook Security
Despite my better judgment, I’m still using Facebook. All of my friends and acquaintances use it, increasingly as an IM application, and not just for posting inane status updates. Indeed Adium, my IM client of choice, now supports Facebook chat, … Continue reading
Privacy and the government
Unfortunately I’m having a busy time of it at the moment, with lots going on both in and out of work. I really wanted to write a decent post around this, but haven’t had the time. For now, I’ll just … Continue reading
Homeland 'Security'
We got a notice at work this morning about the US Visa Waiver programme, informing potential travellers to the US that the system is changing. As of 12th January 2009, it’s mandatory to register in a US government online system … Continue reading
Surveillance, Privacy and Liberty
Britain has been known for some time to be decidedly interested in surveillance, in the name of security. It’s an oft-quoted comment that Britain is a ‘surveillance society’. That said, in part because of technology, and the ‘war on terrorism’, … Continue reading