In the wake of finding out that Google's Street View cars had "accidentally" captured 600 gigabytes of personal data, the German government demands the Internet giant come up with new privacy regulations by December 7.READ»
A is for AOL. B is for Bank of America. C is for Craigslist. Say what? Presenting the default search results of New Google -- in rhyming couplets.READ»
Hot new code, three-way Chrome browser action, and tunes by indie rock darlings--it's everything a geek could want (short of a girlfriend). UPDATE: Arcade fire's feats win the Grand Prix at Cannes Lions!READ»
This man is Andrew McLaughlin. A former Googler--he was their Head of Public Policy--he's been hired by the Obama administration as the White House's Deputy Chief Technology Officer, invoking the wrath of a House Oversight Committee ...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»
PivotViewer is the latest utility from one of the Microsoft's most interesting teams, Live Labs. The data visualization tool is available for download today.READ»
Connecticut's Attorney General led a conference call with more than 30 states to discuss Google's recent Wi-Fi "data grab" blunder. This could get ugly.READ»
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»
Online privacy is at worst an illusion, and at best harder to come by than ever--and it's making headlines every day. Facebook's under fire for everything from its labyrinth of confusing privacy settings to apparently banning ...READ»
Google just issued an apology and announcement that it will no longer be collecting Wi-Fi network information for Street View. Judging by the level of groveling, this was a pretty big screwup.READ»
To address the concerns of the German public and data protection authorities, Google's just explained in detail what data its Street View fleet gathers as it transits the highways of the World. It's a lot, and more personal than you ...READ»
The police and press, usually uneasy bedfellows (see the fifth season of The Wire), have turned to crowd-sourcing in an attempt to solve a series of rapes and assaults that has left authorities in four states baffled. It's probably ...READ»
Perhaps stung by yesterday's open letter from 10 countries criticizing its privacy policy, Google has announced it is to release information on government requests to hand over data and censor information. David Drummond, the firm's ...READ»
Facebook's no stranger to digital privacy controversies, and for that matter neither is Google--but it now seems that both companies may be facing a new legal challenge in the E.U. over user-sharing of data about people without their ...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»
This guy found 14, by our count (and two fires). While much has been debated about the desensitizing effect of YouTube videos (and privacy-invading nature of Google Street View--especially in the Europen Union, where Google was just ...READ»
