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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:21:00 GMT

Online Media Daily: High School Reunion Ruin: Classmates.com Sued Over Opt-Out Privacy Setting Change

Two members of networking site Classmates.com have sued the service for allegedly violating their privacy by revising the service to make members' information more accessible to the Web at large. In a complaint filed in federal district court in Seattle,
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:21:00 GMT

There's Privacy Then There's Privacy

There are two kinds of privacy. Only one is the responsibility of vendors and providers to ensure. The rest is up to you. Regulations like HIPAA and PCI-DSS are designed to guarantee that providers storing electronic personally identifiable information,
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:47:00 GMT

Facebook settles privacy class action for $10.3m

SAN FRANCISCO: A San Jose federal judge has approved the $US 9.5 million ($10.3 million) settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the social networking site Facebook's program, Beacon, which published data on what users were buying. Facebook denied any
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:36:00 GMT

How Much Privacy Do Kids Need Online?

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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:19:00 GMT

For those interested in internet privacy ... Startpage.com

Google is currently working on the biggest database on human beings ever collected in human history - every time you search using google you are adding to this database. I have just found out about this new search engine Startpage Search Engine that
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:42:00 GMT

Navman Wireless launches new console, privacy button

Navman Wireless has launched the latest version of its GPS navigation and messaging device, the M-Nav 760, which integrates with its OnlineAVL2 vehicle tracking system for fleet management. The M-Nav 760 provides integrated vehicle tracking, messaging
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:45:00 GMT

Seven Firefox Plug-ins That Improve Online Privacy

Time travel isn't an option for securing my browser. But Firefox gives me it all and then some. The number-two browser (with 32 percent market share), Firefox is a cross platform, standards based, open source browser. It is feature rich and has
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:38:00 GMT

FTC Concerns over Social Media Privacy Linger

By Kenneth Corbin How much information do you collect about your customers? The FTC has real concerns that social networks and other online companies are over-stepping the boundaries as they collect customer data. Datamation.com has more details. As the
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:58:00 GMT

Facebook settles privacy class action for $10.3m

SAN FRANCISCO: A San Jose federal judge has approved the $US 9.5 million ($10.3 million) settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the social networking site Facebook's program, Beacon, which published data on what users were buying. Facebook denied any
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:05:00 GMT

FTC Commissioner: Google Is 'Irresponsible' on Privacy

FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour lambastes Google Buzz, saying "consumer privacy cannot be run in beta."
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:48:00 GMT

How Privacy Vanishes Online

If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and e-mail address? Probably not. Yet people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:26:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times Columnist David Lazarus to Deliver Keynote on Privacy, Security Breaches and Accountability at LegalTech West Coast 2010 Conference

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--David Lazarus, business columnist for the Los Angeles Times and talk show host on KGO radio, will headline the opening day program at ALM?s upcoming . His keynote talk, ?Privacy, Security Breaches and Accountability,? will
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:36:00 GMT

Social networks shrug off FTC privacy concerns

Web giants Facebook and Google have defended their social networking services after it was reported that a senior US regulator said she was concerned about the lack of protection consumer data is given in the cloud. Harbour made the point that this was
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:27:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times Columnist David Lazarus to Deliver Keynote on 'Privacy, Security Breaches and Accountability' at LegalTech West Coast 2010 Conference

NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- David Lazarus, business columnist for the Los Angeles Times and talk show host on KGO radio, will headline the opening day program at ALM's upcoming LegalTech West Coast 2010 . His keynote talk, 'Privacy, Security Breaches and
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:07:00 GMT

Argos suffers customer data security breach

Argos has acted to improve online shoppers’ security after it emerged an undisclosed number of customers’ credit card details could have been made vulnerable to fraud. Subscriber only content You must be a paid subscriber to Retail Week magazine to
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:03:00 GMT

FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media

Federal Trade Commission officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working and offered some harsh words for vendors like Google. The FTC wonders whether the search giant and other Web companies are collecting too much information.
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:00 GMT

Dunkin' Donuts turns tweets into customer data

About a third of Fortune 500 companies have Twitter accounts, but most are still struggling to show a return on their investm - More - 
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:00 GMT

Social networks shrug off FTC privacy concerns

Concerns over social networks and cloud computing are raised at FTC roundtable privacy discussion Web giants Facebook and Google have defended their social networking services after it was reported that a senior US regulator said she was concerned about
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Clever: Facebook Funds A Privacy Watchdog Group

Smart move: Thanks to a legal settlement finalized today, many of the privacy watchdogs watching Facebook will soon seek funding from Facebook. Remember how, in 2007, Facebook got in a hot mess when it launched a product called Beacon? (That was the
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:57:00 GMT

Educational web game by Nestlé sparks privacy concerns

A German educational foundation for reading faced criticism on Thursday for allowing food company Nestlé to collect information on children via an online learning game. But the group claims it was unaware of the practice. Hipp baby food turns to
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:49:00 GMT

FTC member rips into Google's privacy efforts

Several major U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to "step up" and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said Wednesday. Commissioner Pamela Jones
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Social networks shrug off FTC privacy concerns

Concerns over social networks and cloud computing are raised at FTC roundtable privacy discussion Web giants Facebook and Google have defended their social networking services after it was reported that a senior US regulator said she was concerned about
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:29:00 GMT

Facebook to pay $9.5 mn on privacy claims

The settlement amount would go to a privacy foundation created by the company and lawyer fees, with no money for users who sued the company
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:56:00 GMT

Google, Facebook poor at protecting privacy, says FTC commissioner

Several major US Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to "step up" and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the US Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said. Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, who is
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:47:00 GMT

Chrome Web Browser Adds Automatic Translation, Better Privacy Controls

The stable versions of Google’s Chrome web browser have been updated, including some important security fixes for users of the Windows version. Among the feature highlights in the recent update are better privacy controls, automatic translation of
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:39:00 GMT

Chrome Web Browser Adds Automatic Translation, Better Privacy Controls

The stable versions of Google’s Chrome web browser have been updated, including some important security fixes for users of the Windows version. Among the feature highlights in the recent update are better privacy controls, automatic translation of
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT

FTC member rips into Google's privacy efforts

Several major U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to step up and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said Wednesday. Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour,
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:14:00 GMT

FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:56:00 GMT

Vandy students' personal data on stolen computer

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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:19:00 GMT

Google, Facebook poor at protecting privacy, says FTC commissioner

Several major US Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to "step up" and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the US Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said. Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, who is
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT