privacy

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• Article | 13/09/2010 Things you might not know about Facebook

  Facebook has been in the media spotlight this year over privacy concerns, thanks in part cases such as the horrific murder of Sydney teenager Nona Bel...
• Article | 10/09/2010 10 ways to keep your children safe online

  Cyberspace can expose kids and teens to many dangerous situations. Parents should be aware of these risks and learn ways to keep their children safe.
• Article | 22/06/2010 Biggest tech industry apologies of 2010 - so far

  While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the te...
• Article | 29/05/2010 Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call

  The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.
• Article | 27/05/2010 Facebook's privacy fixes can't cure stupid

  Facebook deserves plenty of blame for messing too much with its privacy settings, but no amount of fixing will stop people from embarrassing themselve...
• Article | 25/05/2010 Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins?

  Want an expert lesson in how to respond without actually responding and how to apologize without saying you're sorry? Then you need to read Facebook C...
• Article | 24/05/2010 Good-bye to privacy?

  New Yorker Barry Hoggard draws a line in the sand when it comes to online privacy. In May he said farewell to 1251 Facebook friends by deleting his ac...
• Article | 22/05/2010 60 percent would quit Facebook? Yeah, right

  Facebook's privacy problems reportedly have the social network rethinking its approach, and a new poll suggests that the threat of user decline is rea...
• Article | 21/05/2010 AVG puts spotlight on Facebook

  Just how much personal information are you releasing when you use Facebook? Facebook may be giving third-party advertisers your personal information w...
• Article | 19/05/2010 Google Wi-Fi data snooping: An FAQ

  Google is cleaning up its mess after the company says it mistakenly collecting browsing data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street Vi...
• Article | 31/03/2010 Geolocation 101: How it works, the apps, and your privacy

  Facebook wants to know "What's on your mind?" Twitter asks "What's happening?" But that's getting old already. The burning question for the next wave ...
• Article | 23/12/2009 Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers

  If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier F...
• Article | 3/12/2009 Why privacy concerns are ruining Facebook

  Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schools, and more.
• Article | 28/08/2009 Facebook to tighten privacy after Canadian investigation

  Facebook will enhance its social-networking site's privacy features over the next 12 months as a result of a set of recommendations from the Canadian ...
• Article | 11/07/2009 Does Google know too much about you?

  Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonde...