On this day in history the New York Times published the first Pentagon Papers, The Beatles had one last number one hit, and Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the Solar System. Now, on to what's happening today:READ»
It's time for an updated guide to protecting your data on Facebook. Here's how to turn Face Recognition off, and make your profile as safe as you'd like it to be.READ»
Lawmakers in Europe are concentrating their efforts on one aspect of online privacy that may be being overlooked in the rush to "check in" everywhere, and are suggesting your real-time (and historic) geo-tracking data may be as personal as DNA.READ»
While Mark Zuckerberg insists that privacy in the digital age is fleeting, authorities are pursuing a different tack: A grand jury investigation is looking at smartphone apps that shared personal data without permission.READ»
Online tracking is a murky business--but the Open Data Partnership is making a good step toward demystifying how Netizens have been tracked, with a new tool to share tracking companies' data on you.READ»
HTML5 may be the future of advanced websites, and one step toward the demise of Adobe's Flash tech, but that doesn't mean it's 100% wonderful. Now a virus coder has shown HTML5 may have huge privacy loopholes.READ»
Apple's serious about not jailbreaking iPhones, and a new patent shows it's looking into remote-detection and disabling of such activity. Is this legally questionable, or is it actually a clever anti-theft system?
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Nokia has revealed it's buying mobile analytics firm Motally. This will give Nokia insight into how iPhone and Android apps work, as well as its own offerings--a smart move if your smartphone business isn't what it could be.READ»
The current debate about online privacy is passionate, complex, and dynamic. But do you know who you should probably blame for much of the root cause? Microsoft. READ»
One big controversy is already brewing at the Black Hat security conference this week: SSL, the security system that makes e-shopping safe, is broken, says the conference founder.READ»
Google announced a restart of Street View data capture operations, but in the wake of the fiasco about illegal wireless network snooping, there's no Wi-Fi kit aboard Google's cars. That fiasco is rolling on independently, however. ...READ»
German authorities have launched a legal case against Facebook for violation of the nation's strict user privacy laws. The case hinges on Facebook's retention of data on people who hadn't signed up to Facebook themselves. The ...READ»
Windows Live just got refreshed, and as it's Microsoft's social-interconnection front end, the company felt the need to explain how it's improving user privacy. At great length. Because, you know, "people care very much about" it. ...READ»
Apple's adjusted its iPhone developers agreement concerning how third-party ad apps can collect user data--it's now allowed. But Apple's language dances carefully around the matter, and specifically excludes Google and its recent ...READ»
Wow! Facebook just added a dislike button! That's amazing, to see the mega-social net finally bowing to user requests to... um... oh. Nope. It's not a "dislike" button like that, it's more an "unlike" facility for Pages. Still...baby ...READ»
Watch out, Foursquare--you may just be the leading location-based "check-in" game out there, but there's a big player eyeing your turf: Facebook. Zuck's about to step to you. And he's got a posse. Rumors are swirling that Facebook is ...READ»
You may have digital chills when pondering how much data Google collects about you, but the legislators in the E.U. are having serious spine-quakes, and are trying to regulate. An unexpected side-effect may be the death of E.U. ...READ»
In 2007 Facebook rolled out Beacon, an ad system that took parts of user's Facebook data that they thought were private, and made them public. Last week, Google's Buzz did something similar. Beacon was killed by public revolt--and a ...READ»
