Aside from the very real need to worry about outright identity theft, there is a growing need to be concerned about privacy and reputation protection.
If you think all the concern about privacy threats on the internet is just a bunch of hype, you should seriously do some homework. The threats to privacy are more pervasive [...]
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Audience: This report is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly registering your own domain name and directly purchasing your own web site hosting. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
Some years ago1&1 was a [...]
The webmail component that is part of 1and1 hosting plans is one of the worst email systems the Secure Surfing Organization has worked with.
Even using the optional “1&1 Easy Login” the webmail interface takes an unacceptably long time to load. It also does not play nice with some security software, causing users to disable safety [...]
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Secure Surfing users should realize that there is a big difference between rating a privacy policy and recommending the use of the site or services to which the policy relates.
For example, Alexa.com’s Privacy Policy gives high disclosure, providing direct and unambiguous information about what it collects from users. [...]
Blogger Terms of Service
Welcome to Blogger! Before you begin using Blogger, you must read and agree to these Blogger Terms of Service (“Terms of Service”) and the following terms and conditions and policies, including any future amendments (collectively, the “Agreement”):
* Google Terms of Service – Google’s general terms and conditions (http://www.google.com/terms_of_service.html)
* Google Privacy Policy – [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – Terms of Service – June 25, 20091and1 Terms and Conditions – August 4, 2009A9.com Conditions of Use – July 25, 2009Amazon.com Conditions of Use – July 25, 2009Anonymizer Terms of Use – July 10, 2009Aol Registered User Terms Of Service – August 2, 2009Aol.com Terms of Use – August 2, 2009Authorize.Net Terms of Use – …Read the rest – Blogger Terms of Service
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Audience: This guide is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly purchasing a web hosting plan on which you plan to build your web site yourself. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
The Secure Surfing [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site (This post) – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – …Read the rest – Choosing a host for your web site
by Glenn Caleval
No not the kind of crock that contains cookies. The kind that tells you you’re being fed a crock… The intensive campaigning against computer cookies is, for the most part, hype and fear-mongering.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that reside on your own computer. They contain basic information that makes web sites [...]
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CrystalTech Web Hosting Inc fails the most basic criteria for a responsible Privacy Policy, so much so that the Secure Surfing Organization advises individuals and businesses to exclude this company from any consideration. Stay away from this company unless and until it publishes a Privacy Policy that actually [...]
Windows Live won’t let records die
A fundamental principal of privacy law and practice is that those who possess personally identifiable information are required to destroy that personal information after the purpose for which the person supplied the information is no longer operative.
Companies are not allowed to simply amass information about citizens and then hold on [...]
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Most people are familiar with the original form of extortion marketing on the internet. The scam was to register someone’s domain name and then try to sell it to the owner of the trademark or brand for a profit. That practice has largely ended with the application of [...]
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