'Privacy' Tag Index
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Lawmakers Question Google on Glass Privacy By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 17, 2013 Google says it will be easy to tell if someone is using Glass to record you. Tags: privacy, Google Glass, Larry Page, Congress EFF Privacy Ratings: Twitter Ranks High, Verizon Low By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 02, 2013 Apple, AT&T, MySpace and Yahoo also scored poorly. Tags: Comcast, Apple, Verizon, Yahoo, privacy, EFF, Twitter, MySpace Germany Fines Google Just $189,000 for Wi-Fi Snooping By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 22, 2013 Regulator says the scandal was one of the biggest privacy violations ever. Tags: Germany, Google, Street View, WiFi, privacy Google Will Fight Against National Security Letters By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 05, 2013 A judge who previously ruled the letters unconstitutional will oversee the case. Tags: U.S., government, Google, Electronic Frontier Foundation, privacy, FBI, national security Mozilla Firefox 20 Improves Browser Privacy By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 02, 2013 New open source browser release accelerates performance and delivers new download manager. Tags: Mozilla Firefox, privacy, open source, browser Europe Launches Formal Investigations into Google's Privacy Policies By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 02, 2013 Six countries are considering action against the company after it failed to meet a deadline to make changes in its privacy policy. Tags: government, privacy, Google, Europe Google to Pay U.S. States $7M in Street View Settlement By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 13, 2013 Some say the payment is far too low. Tags: Street View, Google, settlement, privacy RSA: Google Lashes out at Microsoft Over Privacy By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 27, 2013 Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla and Google debate privacy at security conference -- and it turns out they don't all agree. Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Google, RSA, privacy EU Warns It May Take Action Against Google By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 19, 2013 The search giant failed to meet Europe's deadline for changing its practices. Tags: privacy, EU, Google, Europe, regulators 75 Top Open Source Tools for Protecting Your Privacy By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 04, 2013 Prevent identity theft and avoid monitoring by industry or government agencies with these open source privacy protection tools. Tags: privacy, Linux, open source, desktop security Will Your Next Password Be a Ring? By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 21, 2013 Google is a testing out hardware replacements for passwords. Tags: password, privacy, research, authentication, Google, hardware Facebook Unveils Graph Search By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 16, 2013 The social network's new feature is a big concern for privacy advocates, as well as for competitors like Google. Tags: privacy, Facebook, Graph Search, Google, social network EU to Investigate Microsoft's Privacy Policy By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 18, 2012 Regulators want to examine whether changes to Microsoft's policies violate any laws. Tags: privacy, EU, policies, Office, Microsoft, SkyDrive Facebook Announces More Changes to Its Privacy Tools By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 12, 2012 The site is adding "privacy shortcuts" and tools to review publicly viewable pictures of yourself. Tags: privacy, social network, Facebook European Student Group Plans to Challenge Facebook in Court By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 04, 2012 Europe v Facebook is collecting donations to fund their privacy-related lawsuit. Tags: privacy, social network, Facebook, Europe Facebook in Trouble with Consumer Privacy Groups--Again By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 27, 2012 The social network proposed changes to its policies last week. Tags: social network, Facebook, privacy Facebook to Use Secure Web Protocol by Default By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 20, 2012 Users will now access the social networking site via HTTPS, unless they purposely opt for HTTP. Tags: HTTPS, secure, protocol, privacy, Facebook, encryption, social network BYOD Sparks Privacy Fears By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published September 28, 2012 Employees are wary of their employer's ability to peer into their personal lives via their smartphones and tablets. Tags: mobile, BYOD, privacy Another Privacy Scandal Rocks Facebook By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published September 25, 2012 French users say private messages are showing up in their timelines, but Facebook denies the charge. Tags: privacy, Facebook Google Pays $22.5 Million to Settle Apple Safari Privacy Charges By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 10, 2012 This is the largest fine the FTC has ever imposed for violating one of its orders. Tags: fine, settlement, Apple, Google, FTC, Safari, privacy Google to Pay Largest FTC Penalty Ever for Privacy Violations By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 10, 2012 Sources say Google is close to reaching a settlement regarding its use of cookies on Apple Safari. Tags: cookies, FTC, tracking, privacy, Google, settlement, Safari ICANN Glitch Reveals Personal Details of gTLD Applicants By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 15, 2012 The process for applying for new top-level domain names has been plagued by software problems. Tags: Internet, top level domain, ICANN, privacy Consumer Reports Spotlights Facebook's Privacy Problems By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 07, 2012 In a new survey, 11 percent of households report experiencing problems on Facebook. Tags: Facebook, Consumer Reports, privacy Editorial: Google's 'Rogue Engineer' Policy and Why It Isn't Enterprise Class By Rob Enderle | Article Published May 02, 2012 News accounts of an alleged privacy breach by Google suggest that the company's governance structure is not well defined. Tags: Google, privacy, Wi-Fi CISPA Cyber-Threat Bill Passes House Despite Worries Over Privacy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 27, 2012 The bill now heads to the Senate, but President Obama has threatened to veto the bill if it passes Congress. Tags: CISPA, government, privacy, Congress, security Google Target of New Federal Privacy Probe By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 17, 2012 The FTC is examining the company's bypass of default privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser. Tags: investigation, Google, privacy, Safari, FTC, Apple Medicaid Hack Update: 500,000 Records and 280,000 SSNs Stolen By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 10, 2012 Utah officials say Eastern European hackers stole ten times as many social security numbers as previously thought. Tags: privacy, hack attacks, data breach Selling You on Facebook By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 09, 2012 Companies you've never even heard of may know all about you if your Facebook friends use their apps. Tags: Facebook, apps, privacy How to Stop Cops from Abusing Technology By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 04, 2012 Law enforcement officials use surveillance technologies that citizens are prohibited from using -- a situation that raises serious questions. Tags: security, privacy, Surveillance EU Demands Google Response to Privacy Worry By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 20, 2012 France wants answers to 69 questions by April 5. Tags: Google, privacy, EU Senator Calls for FTC Probe Into iPhone, Android Data Privacy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 05, 2012 Sen. Charles Schumer is considered about the possibility of apps stealing people's photos off their phones. Tags: Android, privacy, iPhone, FTC Google Adds Do Not Track Button to Chrome By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 24, 2012 The new "Keep My Opt Outs" extension for the browser installs after a warning that using it could put a small company out of business. Tags: privacy, Google, Chrome As Privacy Concerns Grow, More Social Media Users Are "Unfriending" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 24, 2012 A new survey finds that more women than men are keeping their social media profiles private and culling their contact lists. Tags: social media, survey, privacy It's Microsoft vs. Google in a Web-Tracking Battle By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 21, 2012 Microsoft says Google's tracking cookies circumvent privacy measures in Internet Explorer. Tags: Microsoft, privacy, Google Google Sneaked Tracking Files onto iPhones, Privacy Researcher Says By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 20, 2012 Some lawmakers want the FTC to investigate. Tags: Safari, iPhone, privacy, Google Facebook Agrees to Make Privacy Improvements By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 22, 2011 Following an Irish audit, the social networking giant will make 45 changes to the way it does business. Tags: privacy, Facebook 7 Hot Mobile Trends for 2012 By Jeff Vance | Article Published December 14, 2011 Privacy concerns and location-based services will lead the way, yet a host of other mobile trends will shape this booming market. Tags: location services, privacy, mobile, sms Why the Information Age Is the Age of Ignorance By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 30, 2011 You've agreed to share your personal information with virtually everyone -- you just don't know it. Tags: Google, Apple, privacy, Internet, security Zuckerberg Defends Facebook Against Privacy Complaints By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 08, 2011 Facebook's CEO says his company isn't as bad as other tech giants. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook Could Face Fine for Holding Data That Users Have Deleted By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 21, 2011 The Irish data protection commission is investigating the social networking company to see if it is violating the law. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook Faces Scrutiny over Privacy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 30, 2011 The Irish data protection commissioner will conduct an audit, and several groups have asked the FTC to investigate. Tags: privacy, Facebook Facebook Vows Privacy Fix 'in 24 Hours' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 27, 2011 An Australian blogger discovered that the social network was tracking user activities even after they logged out of the service. Tags: Facebook, privacy Facebook Tweaks Privacy Settings, Allows More Control By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 24, 2011 The social network will make it easier for users to manage the privacy settings for the items they post. Tags: privacy, Facebook 60 Open Source Tools for Protecting Your Privacy By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published August 22, 2011 Open source software for anonymous browsing and email, anti-spyware, data destruction, password management and more. Tags: open source apps, security , Linux downloads, privacy Security and Privacy Challenges to Boom in 2012 By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 08, 2011 As more and more information is collected in the cloud and by location-based services, privacy challenges become increasingly demanding. Tags: security, privacy, location based Your Face -- and the Web -- Can Tell Everything About You By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 05, 2011 A Carnegie Mellon University says he can take a picture of you and then find your name, friends and your social security number. Tags: privacy Sharing Files in Public Places? Please Don't. By David Strom | Article Published August 02, 2011 Sharing your computer files in public places like airports and coffee shops invites cyber thieves to peruse your sensitive data. Tags: file sharing, security, privacy In Defense of Internet Anonymity -- Again By Bruce Byfield | Article Published August 02, 2011 In contrast with the Linux community's emphasis on user's rights, Facebook, Google+ and many companies work to limit the protection of user anonymity. Who’s right? Tags: google+, Facebook, security , privacy Researchers Expose Cunning Online Tracking Service That Can't Be Dodged By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 01, 2011 KISSmetrics tracks Web users even if they have cookies blocked and are using the privacy settings on browsers. Tags: privacy How Facebook Secretly Ends Your Relationships By Mike Elgan | Article Published February 16, 2011 Facebook assumes we want their software to terminate some of our online connections with friends -- without bothering to tell us. Tags: Social Networking Tools, privacy, Facebook, social network, security Hackers Use Facebook Access as Bait By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 04, 2011 With more than a half billion users, Facebook is a tempting target for Web miscreants. Tags: security, hacker attacks, Facebook, privacy, Social Networking Tools Survey Finds Legacy Tech Hinders Cloud Adoption By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 25, 2011 A leading governance organization releases the results of its latest survey of top execs, and some of the information is surprising. Tags: privacy, security, IT infrastructure, cloud computing, IT management Blackburn: FCC Headed for 'Congressional Hurricane' By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 18, 2011 Incensed at the Federal Communications Commission's move to enact net neutrality rules, GOP lawmaker vows to lead a campaign of curbing agency's regulatory overreach. Tags: FCC, Net Neutrality, security, privacy, IP NY Rep. Asks Treasury to Blacklist Wikileaks' Assange By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 13, 2011 New York Republican Pete King asks Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to add Wikileaks founder to list of individuals barred from doing business with U.S. firms. Tags: DOJ, Julian Assange, privacy, security, Wikileaks 50 iPad Security Apps By Troy Dreier | Article Published December 30, 2010 iPad security apps for handling passwords, setting alarms, monitoring cameras, theft prevention and more. Many free iPad security apps. Tags: iphone apps, security, privacy, camera, iPad apps Why Privacy Lawsuits against Apple Matter to Google By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 29, 2010 The difference in the two companies' business models will determine to what extent they will be affected by looming court decisions. Tags: Apple, iphone apps, lawsuits, privacy, Google IBM Forecasts: 3D User Interfaces, Longer Lasting Batteries By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 29, 2010 Changes that will impact lives over the next five years include better batteries, 3D user interfaces, and the collection of tons more data about users' habits. Tags: privacy, 3D, IBM, Microsoft, battery life Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: Google! By Mike Elgan | Article Published December 22, 2010 Google sees you when you're sleeping. They know when you're awake. They know when you've been bad or good (so be good for Google's sake!) Tags: privacy, cookies, Webmaster Tools, security, Google 'Do Not Track' Rules Favored by U.S. Consumers: Gallup By David Needle | Article Published December 22, 2010 But poll shows many are willing to let certain advertisers of their choosing track them on the Web. Tags: online advertising, security, privacy, Internet, Web House Panel to Weigh Spy Act Update Amid Wikileaks Scandal By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 13, 2010 Members of the House Judiciary Committee to consider an update of the 1917 Espionage Act to position U.S. authorities to bring Julian Assange to justice. Tags: privacy, spyware, Congress, Wikileaks, security Internet Explorer 9 to Offer Greater Privacy By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 09, 2010 The forthcoming browser will allow surfers to prevent advertisers from collecting their profile information. Tags: IE9, security, privacy, Internet Explorer, advertising Facebook Revamps Profile Pages By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 06, 2010 Social networking behemoth undertakes a major redesign in a bid to enable users to shape their first-blush presentation. Tags: security, Facebook, privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, social networking Senate Panel Passes Controversial Online Piracy Bill By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 18, 2010 Legislation that would crack down on websites engaging in trafficking of counterfeit goods and pirated content heads to the Senate floor amid heated opposition from digital-rights groups. Tags: privacy, intellectual property, IP, Copyright, downloads Is Facebook Security an Oxymoron? By Mike Elgan | Article Published October 19, 2010 It's time for Facebook and Facebook users to finally get serious about security –- or risk the consequences. Tags: Facebook, security, Facebook marketing, privacy, Security practices Facebook Retools With Focus on User Control By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 07, 2010 Leading social networking site unveils sweeping set of changes aimed at forging closer group connections, expanding users' control over their information. Tags: privacy, social media, social networking, Facebook marketing, Facebook Microsoft Rewrites Software Licenses for NGOs, Advocacy Groups By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 14, 2010 Following reports that Russian authorities have been using piracy charges to go after charities and outspoken advocacy groups, the software giant says it will rewrite the rules to stop government abuse. Tags: Microsoft, software licenses, privacy, free software, piracy EPIC Slams Google's Privacy Moves By David Needle | Article Published September 06, 2010 Google says the more streamlined set of privacy policies will be easier for consumers to grasp, but the head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center wants an FTC investigation. Tags: Google, privacy, Internet, FTC, EPIC Why Facebook Should Be Fired By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 26, 2010 Facebook blurs the line between work and personal beyond all recognition. Tags: Facebook, Facebook marketing, privacy, IT career, IT salary Google Gives Ground in Standoff With China By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 29, 2010 Search giant announces new approach to China censorship standoff after negotiations with the government as it hopes to retain its commercial operating license. Tags: censorship, Google, search, privacy, China Lawmakers Ask Apple's Steve Jobs for Answers on Privacy By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 25, 2010 Alarmed at reports that Apple has revised its terms of service to require consumers to submit their precise location, Reps. Ed Markey and Joe Barton are asking Steve Jobs for some answers. Tags: security, iPhone, privacy, Apple, government IT Google Tweaks Collaboration Safety Features in Google Docs By David Needle | Article Published June 21, 2010 Enterprise users of the cloud-based Google Docs now have more sharing options as to who or how many people in the organization can access their files. Tags: Google Docs, privacy, collaboration, security, SaaS 'Quit Facebook Day' Falls Short By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 01, 2010 Movement organized to ditch the popular social networking site over privacy and security concerns yields tepid response, but scrutiny from government officials continues. Tags: security, social networks, Facebook, privacy Google? Facebook? Who Do You Trust? By Mike Elgan | Article Published May 26, 2010 What does it mean to trust an online service provider in an age when all your personal data is strewn across the Internet? Who do you trust with your most private data? Tags: Facebook, privacy, Google, data mining, security BroadVision Launches Social Network for Businesses By David Needle | Article Published May 25, 2010 Clearvale aims to be a "network of networks" for businesses, letting companies create distinct social media sites for departments, customers and suppliers that can be private or interoperate. Tags: security, Twitter, privacy, social networks, Facebook Google Launches Encrypted Search Option By David Needle | Article Published May 24, 2010 Currently available in beta, the service is designed to protect search sessions from being intercepted by third parties. Will it prove useful? Tags: Yahoo search, SSL, Google, data access, privacy |
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