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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Even as we focus on current cybersecurity threats and protections , it can be just as important to take a look at the history of these malicious pieces of software and how their beginnings inform the way they’re used and circulated today. Looking to Protect Yourself Against Malware? under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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Privacy Group Files FTC Complaint Regarding Facebook’s Facial Recognition Technology

Hunton Privacy

On June 10, 2011, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that Facebook’s facial recognition and automated online image identification features harm consumers and constitute “unfair and deceptive acts and practices.”

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President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Release Health IT Report

Hunton Privacy

has been focused on the two reports issued in December 2010 by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce , a third government report has received far less press attention, but may have a greater impact on U.S. While much of the attention of the privacy policy community in Washington, D.C. business and consumers.

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