Données personnelles

The Cyber Streetwise campaign

On the 13th of January 2014, the English government launched the Cyber Streetwise campaign as part of the government’s National Cyber Security programm. Its goal is to prevent people from cyber attacks by giving them advices on how to protect their personnal information.
According to Security Minister James Brokenshire : « The internet has radically changed the way we work and socialise. It has created a wealth of opportunities, but with these opportunities there are also threats. As a government we are taking the fight to cyber criminals wherever they are in the world. However, by taking a few simple steps while online the public can keep cyber criminals out and their information safe. Cyber Streetwise is an innovative new campaign that will provide everyone with the knowledge and confidence to make simple and effective changes to stay safe online. »

https://www.cyberstreetwise.com/#!/street
https://www.cyberstreetwise.com/#!/street

The campaign has been realised by M&C Saatchi Group. Its chairman Tim Duffy defines the campaign as : “one of the most relevant public information campaigns of our time. In cyberstreetwise.com we have created a campaign idea that is as flexible as it is powerful. The success of the campaign will be more and more people in Britain knowing how to be secure online and as a consequence helping to build an even stronger British economy.” (suite…)

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24/09/2014
Cybercriminalité / Cyberdéfense / Données personnelles / E-actualité

The cybernitic attacks in Ukraine.

A cybernitic attack is any type of offensive manoeuver employed by individuals or organizations that targets computer information systems infrastrucures, computer networks or /and personal devices using hacking in order to steal or destroy the information located in those devices.
They are usually labelled as a cyberwarfare or cyberterrorism attacks.
Nowadays cybernetic attacks are more and more common, and their negative consequences can be major. First of all there can be political impacts like chaos into the governement but also financial losses. (suite…)

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20/09/2014
Données personnelles / E-actualité / E-commerce

UK shops will soon be using mannequins to spy on you

This might seem like the title of the next big hit spy novel. Unfortunately, it is not. Three  major UK stores are testing beacon technology installed in mannequins. This has for its main purpose to give nearby customers information on what the mannequin is wearing but also gives the shop information on the customers.
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VMBeacon technology used in the mannequins comes from Iconeme, a tech and design company. The app developed will alert users who are near the mannequin (at least 50 m) via Bluetooth what clothes are on offer or what the mannequin is wearing. (suite…)

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09/09/2014
Données personnelles / Général / vie privée

Les logs de connexions incluant des adresses IP sont des données à caractère personnel

Par une décision  en référé en date du 17 juillet 2014, le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris ordonne à l’établissement bancaire Le Crédit Lyonnais  de communiquer à l’une de ses clientes  l’historique  de ses logs  de connexion et adresses IP liés à ses comptes, alors considérés comme des données à caractère personnel.
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La définition de « donnée personnelle » dont dispose l’article 2 alinéa 2 de la Loi Informatique et Libertés de 1978 n’étant pas exhaustive, il s’est déjà posé la question de savoir si l’adresse IP pouvait être considérée comme une donnée personnelle. En ce sens, la Cour d’Appel de Paris estimait dans deux affaires distinctes de 2007 que l’adresse IP ne permettait pas d’identifier le ou les personnes qui ont utilisé cet ordinateur tandis qu’au niveau européen, la cour européenne estimait au contraire que le traitement d’adresses IP devait être considéré comme un traitement de données à caractère personnel renvoyant aux autorités nationales à se prononcer sur la qualification de l’adresse IP.
Par cette ordonnance de référé du 17 juillet 2014, le TGI de Paris vient donc apporter un élément de réponse à la qualification des adresses IP attachées aux logs de connexion. (suite…)

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02/09/2014
Données personnelles / E-réputation / Général / vie privée

La CNIL sanctionne la société DHL d’un avertissement public pour la fuite de plus de 680 000 données clients

En raison d’un défaut de sécurité affectant la sécurité de centaines de milliers de données clients, la CNIL est venue sanctionner la société de transport DHL d’un avertissement public.

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Alertée d’une potentielle faille affectant la sécurité  des données clients de DHL, la CNIL a effectué un contrôle sur place. A la suite de ce contrôle et consécutif à  l’existence d’une faille dans une application conçue par un sous-traitant concernant la relivraison des colis de leurs clients, il s’est avéré que plus de 680 000 fichiers clients du transporteur étaient librement accessibles  sur Internet. (suite…)

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31/08/2014
Données personnelles / Droit des TIC / Réseaux et télécoms

Why Net neutrality has to be preserved

The Net neutrality principle, coined by Tim Wu professor in 2003, review to non discrimination and transparency in bringing traffic on the public network. As we will see, this principle is also a synonym for liberty and equality.
From a semantic point of view, neutrality especially means impartiality and objectivity, which fits to technicity. Indeed, all data is being brought and treated in the same way on the Internet, from their origin point to their final destination. Concretely, the network does not take any account of the content of the packet which will be processed. Then, the ways of blocking the datas’ transmission, traffic damages or the slowdown of the traffic, related to the datas’ type, origin and destination go against the net neutrality principle.
Internet has to remain out of any influences from the States and companies. The network must stay accessible for all with the same access conditions worldwide.
According to this principle, « any user must have, through the network, an access to the whole content, services and applications available on the Internet, however each person delivers or uses them»   according to the ARCEP.
With this being said, the respect of public order requires to control illicit content and other illicit behavior. Net neutrality does not mean that Internet is a law free zone but on the contrary, the law must lead to make the Internet a place where anyone can post contents in the same conditions. According to professor Tim Wu, no operator should operate restrictions between applications and content shared on the network. He insists on equal treatment of all the actors on the network. Communications network have to aim for neutrality. (suite…)

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29/08/2014