Usage-based auto insurance found to pose privacy risks

Computerworld Security: September 27, 2013
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Usage-based auto insurance found to pose privacy risks

Pay-as-you-drive insurance plans, where premiums are based on an individual's
actual driving habits, pose a potential privacy risk for motorists, a recent
study has found.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633603/17/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Malicious browser extensions pose a serious threat and defenses are lacking
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633605/19/

2. NSA: Surveillance court says no upper limit on phone records collection
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633606/20/

3. Google's Gmail scanning unclear to users, judge finds
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633607/21/

4. NSA admits employees spied on loved ones
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633608/28/

5. Multifactor authentication available on Windows Azure cloud
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Malicious browser extensions pose a serious threat and defenses are lacking

Although the number of malicious browser extensions has significantly increased
in the past year many security products fail to offer adequate protection
against them, while others are simply not designed to do so, according to a
security researcher.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633605/31/

NSA: Surveillance court says no upper limit on phone records collection

A U.S. surveillance court has given the National Security Agency no limit on the
number of U.S. telephone records it collects in the name of fighting terrorism,
the NSA director said Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633606/32/

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Google's Gmail scanning unclear to users, judge finds

A U.S. federal judge allowed a class-action suit against Google to proceed,
saying the company's terms of service are unclear when describing how it scans
Gmail content in order to deliver advertisements.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633607/34/

NSA admits employees spied on loved ones

Employees of the U.S. National Security Agency spied on 'unfaithful' husbands,
boyfriends and girlfriends using surveillance technology of the agency,
according to a letter from the NSA to a U.S. Senator.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633608/35/

Multifactor authentication available on Windows Azure cloud

Microsoft has announced the general availability of multifactor authentication
on its Windows Azure cloud platform.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8743840/823929835/633609/36/



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