Privacy

Wed, February 08, 2012 - The privacy advocate asks the court to require the FTC to enforce a 2011 privacy agreement with Google

Wed, February 08, 2012 - Google quietly launches a program to pay volunteers up to $25 to share their browser activity with the company

Wed, February 08, 2012 - Users and critics are upset with Path, the smartphone-based social network, after a developer discovered that Path was uploading users' entire address books to its servers without explicit consent.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - Between the free-expression camp and the hard-line regimes with strict censorship policies are a host of important, growing nations that are just beginning to delve into the work of crafting Internet policy. And those countries could hold the key.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - A research firm that measures the security effectiveness of browsers noticed something it thought might be fishy with the way Chrome was doing things. Turns out, there may currently be a privacy concern about Google's use of end user IP addresses as part of its Safe Browsing API.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to the makers of six mobile apps used for background checks, saying the apps may violate a consumer credit protection law.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - In late January, the European Commission published a proposal "on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data."

Mon, February 06, 2012 - Concerns about Google's revamped privacy policies give Microsoft an opening to promote the tracking protection built into Internet Explorer.

Mon, February 06, 2012 - Facebook's rollout of Timeline and the privacy concerns that go along with it could drive some users down a less-traveled path.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - Microsoft today wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - Digital rights groups say the memo reveals a hidden agenda

Fri, February 03, 2012 - Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - If you have an account with a company whose servers have been hacked, it's nerve-wracking to wonder whether or not your private data has been leaked onto the Internet. Thankfully, a new Web service seeks to aggregate all the leaked account data on the Internet and make it easy for you to check and see if you're on the list.

Fri, February 03, 2012 - A recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is drawing attention to the question of whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using personal email accounts on workplace computers.