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Canada, Spain Find Google Violated Privacy Laws, Collected Loads of Personal Data, Medical Records

Google gets another ticket from a government accusing its fleet of Street View vehicles of speeding past privacy laws.READ»

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Teens Want More Privacy Online Too

Despite what the Facebook CEO and other tech luminaries seem to think, a new poll shows 15- to 18-year-olds are just as worried about the vanishing world of online privacy as older generations.READ»

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Ad Industry Attempts to Self-Regulate Behavioral Advertising

On Monday, the ad industry launched a self-regulatory program to make behavioral advertising more transparent by including an icon next to ads that track online behavior.READ»

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HP Sues Former CEO for Joining Oracle

After giving the Playboy bunny-chasing Mark Hurd a roughly $50 million severance package, HP adds an extra parting gift: a lawsuit.READ»

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Google's Eric Schmidt Shown as Perverter of Privacy on Times Square Jumbotron

Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, took to Times Square this week to protest Google's privacy invasions.READ»

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Report: Facebook and the New Age of Privacy

It's said that opposites attract. However, in social media, it's quite the opposite. The idea of privacy and publicity are in fact at odds with one another. And at the heart of the matter, one social network is caught in the crossfire of sharing information and TMI (too much information).READ»

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German Privacy Law Would Ban Firms From Using Facebook to Vet Potential Employees

Google given the wink over Facebook in Germany's proposed privacy lawREAD»

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Hackers Hijack Gmail in China [Updated]

In the U.S., we've been complaining about Gmail. In China, they're complaining too, but for a very different reason.READ»

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Microsoft's Role in the Erosion of Online Privacy

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»

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Citibank iPhone App Saved Personal User Information

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Citibank disclosed that its iPhone banking app in the U.S. accidentally stored personal user data, including account numbers. The banking giant urged customers to upgrade to a new version of ...READ»

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Googling the Google Lobbyists

As we told you earlier, Google has ramped up its lobbying efforts, spending $1.34 million last quarter influencing the Washington elite--up 41% from the same period last year. Who are these lobbyists Google is using to pressure ...READ»

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Google Lobbying Spending Nearly Doubles, $1.34M Spending Focused on Privacy

This past quarter, Google spent $1.34 million on Washington lobbyists, an increase of 41% over last year's spending during the same period. That brings the company's lobbying money up to $2.72 million for the first half of 2010, ...READ»

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Corporate Social Media Policies: The Good, the Mediocre, and the Ugly

Of all the corporate social media policies out there, which are intelligent and balanced, and which are draconian? We've compiled several examples here.READ»

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Germany: Facebook Illegally Accessed, Saved Non-User's Data

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»

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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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Official Rule: Father's Day Contest

Official Rules- Father's Day Contest1. Introduction: Manuseto Ventures LLC is offering the Father’s Day Contest (”Contest”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of ...READ»

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Google Hands Over "Rogue Data" to Euro Authorities, Apologizes Again

Google said yesterday that it will comply with European rulings and hand over the data it snagged from private, unsecured wireless networks. READ»

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Facebook Getting in Your Face

Facebook is ticking off a lot of people with their lack of sincerity regarding our privacy, but are 400 million of us willing to go "cold turkey" and give up our drugs?READ»

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One can search by the person surname only

Search engines that can be of help are white pages as this is a free and reputable service and has the ability to search within all fifty states and one can search by the person surname only. Another search engine is reverse searches ...READ»

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iFive: Google, Top Kill, Apple, and the Pirates of Tinseltown

While you were sleeping, innovation was doing great things--including delivering your BBC iPlayer-read iPad a day early if you live in Europe. Hurrah! 1. Open memo to Hollywood studios. If you're going to kvetch about piracy, then ...READ»

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Nearly, But Not Quite, About-Faces on Privacy [Updated]

After months of complaints on Facebook's gung-ho attitude to its user's private data, Mark Zuckerberg has relented. Facebook will streamline its privacy settings. But did Zuckerberg really do an about-face on privacy or not? Mark ...READ»

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Online Privacy: Check Yourself (Before You Wreck Yourself)

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»

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Giz Your Own Adventure: REACT in Action

 On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, broke down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he was out to dinner with his ...READ»

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Giz Your Own Adventure: Over REACTion?

 On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, breaks down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he is out to dinner with his ...READ»

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Giz Your Own Adventure: Break-In News

 On Friday, April 23rd, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team (REACT, for short), an interdepartmental computer crime task force, broke down Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's front door while he was out to dinner with his ...READ»