With 'off' as the default position Intel says it is giving users choice of whether they want their systems to be tracked to guard against computer theft or for user verification in electronic commerce.
Clicksure has today swelled the ranks of online trading 'kitemarks' with the launch of what it claims is the first independently run quality verification programme to be applied on a global scale. The company offers a 'kitemark' logo to Web traders...
Microsoft uses Passport authentication for its MSN Messenger and Hotmail email services, Microsoft Developer Network online access, and Microsoft Reader e-book purchases, among other product and service offerings.
The survey counts online purchases by US consumers connecting from home or work, regardless of whether the seller was located in the US. Roughly the same percentage said they worried about the security of online financial transactions, and 40 per...
The centre drew MIT into a heated public relations battle this year when Wal-Mart, Gillette and other Auto-ID sponsors began attaching RFID chips to merchandise sold in stores, sparking intense criticism from consumer-privacy advocates.
In Canada, several privacy commissioner offices in various provinces are also reviewing the matter. In the case of TJX, Litan suspects attackers gained access through a wireless regional hub for the company's store controllers that handle the point...