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Ask a group of office workers how they would send a file securely from one person to another (with the recipient being able to easily receive and view the file), and the likelihood is that they will not know how to accomplish that task. With current federal and state mandated compliance regulations, and additional concerns about protecting personal privacy, it is becoming increasingly important to send information, data, and files securely. It is not uncommon practice today for many companies to send confidential or sensitive information, files, and data across a medium that is insecure � namely email, FTP, and the Web � technologies that were not designed to address security or robust reporting requirements. Worse still, even with the proper technology and tools in place, complexity and lack of proper training can render those tools useless. Businesses and consumers alike realize the need to adopt and embrace easily understandable and usable technologies that minimize the threat of accidental exposure of sensitive information.

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January 31, 2013

UK Internet Users Launch Landmark Suit Against Google

By Jody Ray Bennett, TMCnet Contributing Writer

Google (News - Alert) has been the subject of criticism lately with regard to some of its security and privacy practices, which seem to violate its unofficial motto, “Don't be evil.” But a group of Internet users has taken it one step further this week by launching an unprecedented privacy case against the tech giant, alleging the firm undermined the security settings on Apple's (News - Alert) Safari browsers in order to secretly track users’ browsing habits and gather data.

The case is a landmark in the U.K., as it is the first of its kind. A group of users concerned about Google's apparent lack of respect for privacy came together to form a campaigning group called Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking.

Olswang, the law firm representing the group's case, marked yesterday's (January 28) Data Privacy Day by launching a Facebook (News - Alert) page to spread the word and to provide information to other people who may have been affected... Read More

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