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Privacy is not dead, Just evolving 16/03/2010 01:29:00
Danah Boyd used her keynote at the South by Southwest festival to discuss the clash between social networking and privacy
It's a brave new world. Unfortunately--continuing the literary allusion--Big Brother is watching. As technology makes more information more accessible, it also threatens to expose information that is not intended to be shared. Privacy is a concept that is caught in the middle of the struggle.
Twitter wants to know where you are 13/03/2010 09:09:00
A new location-sharing tool lets you tell the Twitterverse where you are
Twitter knows where you are -- at least in the U.S.
Google privacy convictions in Italy spark outrage 25/02/2010 05:57:00
Suspended sentence for three execs over video posting is troubling, say privacy advocates
An Italian's judge's decision today to impose a six-month suspended jail sentence on Google's global privacy counsel, Peter Fleischer, and two other company executives over a video showing the bullying of a disabled teenager has evoked outrage in the privacy community.
School spycam case raises FBI eyebrows 23/02/2010 06:47:00
Somebody's lying in the case of school laptops that watch students, & it may take a federal investigation to unveil the truth
Somebody's fibbing in the case of a Pennsylvania school that using Webcams in loaned laptops, and now the FBI may have to sort out the truth.
Irate parents in Pa. say schools use 'peeping tom technology' 22/02/2010 00:21:00
FBI investigates, federal prosecutors subpoena documents in MacBook spying case, say reports
The parents of a Pennsylvania high school student have asked a federal judge to bar school district personnel from switching on cameras in school-issued MacBook laptops, calling the security feature "peeping tom technology."
EPIC files privacy complaint against Google Buzz 18/02/2010 07:05:00
The privacy group wants Google Buzz to be an opt-in service
Despite the changes that Google has made to Buzz following negative reaction to the service, the Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charging the search giant with violating user privacy.
Facebook hit with class action over privacy changes 17/02/2010 12:09:00
Recent modifications result in more information being shared by default, complaint alleges
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook over changes that the social networking site made to its privacy settings last November and December.
After outcry, Google revamps Buzz networking application 16/02/2010 06:53:00
Google is changing several Buzz features after users complained
Google apologized on Saturday, saying it has made several changes to its new social-networking application Buzz to allay privacy concerns.
EFF: Browsers can leave a unique trail on the Web 01/02/2010 08:46:00
A new online tool analyzes a browser's 'fingerprint,' which potentially could be used to identify a user
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an on-line tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy concerns when used to profile users.
TOR issues updated software after server breach 25/01/2010 06:28:00
Project leaders say the servers don't appear to have been attacked in a way that compromised TOR
The TOR Project is advising users to upgrade to a new version of the software following a hack that compromised three of its servers.
Google to call for creation of EU privacy, security panel 20/01/2010 06:37:00
Search giant to ask EU data protection officials to set up panel including cybersecurity experts
Google is pushing for the creation of an E.U. group to look at security and privacy policy, the company's top privacy lawyer, Peter Fleischer, said Tuesday.
Microsoft cuts time Bing stores some user data to six months 20/01/2010 05:34:00
By storing searchers' IP addresses for only six months, Microsoft hopes to steal a lead on Google in the privacy debate
Microsoft announced plans to cut the length of time it stores IP addresses of Web searchers using its Bing search engine from 18 months to six in a bid to improve its privacy track record.
China emphasizes laws as Google defies censorship 15/01/2010 06:33:00
But a Chinese official dodges questions about alleged cyberattacks on Google from China
China said Thursday that foreign Internet companies are welcome to operate in the country in accordance with local laws, after Google defied authorities by saying it will end censorship on its Chinese search engine.
Groups seek to challenge US gov't on seized laptops 14/01/2010 12:03:00
Laptop searches at borders violate fundamental citizen rights, two groups say
The policy of random laptop searches and seizures by U.S. government agents at border crossings is under attack again, with a pair of civil rights groups seeking potential plaintiffs for a lawsuit that challenges the practice.
Zuckerberg Comments Underscore Internet/Privacy Conflict 12/01/2010 10:03:00
Facebook CEO made comments that users are no longer interested in privacy and that the social norms of privacy have evolved.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg added fuel to the ongoing privacy debate with recent statements that users no longer care about privacy. While the statement itself may be a little simplistic, the sentiment may be accurate and the success of Facebook is evidence to back up Zuckerberg's assertion.