The Seattle-based software company is unveiling Helix DRM, digital rights management technology designed to be format-agnostic protection for the delivery of content to PCs, home appliances and mobile devices.
First, there was the hullabaloo over Gmail privacy, then the company forgot to register the rights to the Gmail name. A new site, gmailswap.com (tagline: 'Because people are nice'), is attempting to hook up people who own the coveted addresses with...
The roots of European data protection law lie in the European Convention of Human Rights. The Convention aims to find a balance between the privacy of individuals and freedom of expression, including the economic rights of companies to market.
That attacker could install programs and view, change or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights, Microsoft said. One notes a default setting in Windows Media Player Digital Rights Management could allow a user to open a web page...
The law orders commercial websites to shield minors from materials that may be "harmful" to them - or face prison time - a requirement that the American Civil Liberties Union claims violates free expression rights.
In addition, for businesses, rights management systems can help control the flow of confidential data, he said. For example, companies can use such rights settings to limit who can forward or open certain email messages, reducing the risk of data...