Tech Bones

The Carrier IQ scandal: Enough is enough Is a smartphone that spies on its user just another fact of life in the privacy-free digital age? Or has a line finally been crossed? http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/the-carrier-iq-scandal-enough-enough-180569 As I wrote previously in  Personal Privacy in the Social Networking Age : The key is less about whether or not you are being watched but what you let them see. Do you change in front of an open window, one with sheers, closed drapes, or in another room completely away from the window? Ultimately, you determine your exposure. How to stop Facebook, Google+, and Twitter from tracking you http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/how-stop-facebook-google-and-twitter-tracking-you-174549  . . .

If you have followed my posts here and on other mediums, you are most likely aware of my position as to privacy and security issues associated with networks and especially the internet. Now it appears that even Federal Wiretap Laws are not protecting private communications over cellular networks... Carrier IQ Vs. Wiretap Laws http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/232200565 Better not only watch what you write but also what you say. ...