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Mozilla CEO: Firefox Faced Advertiser Backlash Over "Do Not Track" Feature

In January, Mozilla announced plans to add a "Do Not Track" feature to Firefox, a tool that would allow users to opt out from having advertisers and other sites track their web-surfing habits.READ»

Privacy: What We Can Do to Protect Ourselves Online

Issues of online privacy and rights are complicated. What can we do as individuals and as a society to protect ourselves? Here are some good ideas about what works…and what doesn't. READ»

The Right to Be Forgotten

The repeated unwelcome publication of people's online personal information has spawned a movement concerned about online freedom and privacy. If you think it is easy to control your personal information and delete items or photos you have posted online, here are some things to consider.READ»

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Online Privacy: What If Your Valuable, Personal Online Data Got Old and Died?

Online privacy is a hot potato. VC notables Venrock, Kleiner Perkins, and Accel Partners are all betting big bucks on privacy startups. "Privacy is a big issue, and it's going to get bigger because people realize it can be used ...READ»

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Facebook Hijackers Speak Out About... School Project?

Hundreds of Facebook groups were turned into zombies on Tuesday in an attempt to display just how vulnerable social networkers can be. Using a design flaw in Facebook's groups feature, a group called Control Your Info found Facebook ...READ»

Canada Makes Facebook Rein In Its Freewheeling Privacy Settings

Facebook's just announced it's tweaking its privacy settings--a move to allow its users finer control over what private information is broadcast and shared across its network and to Facebook Apps. It's welcome, and arrives thanks to ...READ»

Facebook Privacy Suit: Maybe The World's Not So Net-Savvy After All

So the President is pushing to get people online, global Internet usage is skyrocketing unbelievably...but some people really don't get the 'Net. At all. That's the only real conclusion we can draw from a new law suit facing ...READ»

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How to Get Fired Using Twitter

You'd think people would know better than to share damaging info online. Alas, no. Not even close. On the Internet, anything that can be used to act stupid will be used to act stupid. Like the bank intern who told the ...READ»