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Quote of the day: Teens' false 'sense of privacy'

November 16, 2005 Some youth have a false sense of privacy and can be reckless when it comes to posting personal information online. TAGS: privacy, blog

How search engines rate on privacy

August 13, 2007 News.com asks Google, Yahoo and others to fess up on what they do to protect their users' personal information.In their own words: Search engines on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, search engine, privacy, survey, lawyer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

The privacy conundrum

December 26, 2006 When federal agencies and commercial enterprises share records, do you feel safer--or violated? TAGS: privacy, homeland security, agency, Internet Service Provider

Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?

February 22, 2008 Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth. TAGS: Facebook, social networking, privacy, CEO, security, networking

With tech, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

February 6, 2008 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod notes that where technology travels, the law will follow--sometimes to our detriment. TAGS: George Orwell, privacy, station, moment, video, cell phone, photograph

Study: Shoppers will pay for privacy

June 7, 2007 Carnegie Mellon research counters prior studies showing online shoppers are willing to sacrifice privacy for lower prices. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., privacy, Overstock.com Inc., researcher, search engine, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Paying for online privacy

June 20, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a new report detailing online consumer behavior speaks volumes about frustration levels. TAGS: personally identifiable information, privacy protection, privacy policy, participant, privacy, online privacy, transaction

Putting privacy to the test

February 26, 2007 High tech has an intrusive side that some find troubling, from databases of personal information to Web cookies, Webcams and airport scans. TAGS: webcam, privacy, database

What the HP affair really says about privacy

September 14, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper writes that HP's "non-denial denial" was a missed opportunity to make a grander statement about privacy. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, privacy, apology, chairman, Wall Street, HP, moment

Congress to hold hearing on phone record privacy

January 27, 2006 Hearing is in response to recent reports that third-party brokers may be posing as phone subscribers to obtain and sell personal records. TAGS: privacy

When Microsoft thinks privacy

June 10, 2005 Chief privacy strategist Peter Cullen talks about blocking spam and chopped a 13-page privacy notice to a single page. TAGS: privacy, notice, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Snooping by satellite

January 12, 2005 Police agencies are making inroads in using GPS technology to track suspects--without court orders. TAGS: GPS, police, privacy, vehicle, satellite, activity, agency, New York

Study: Cookies in security crosshairs

March 15, 2005 People are zapping cookies to protect their privacy or security, according to Jupiter Research. TAGS: privacy, security

Are search results fair game in porn fight?

January 20, 2006 the buzz Readers weigh in on Google's refusal to comply with a federal investigation into search results. TAGS: porn, search result, privacy, search engine, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., request, government, Microsoft Corp.

FAQ: Protecting yourself from search engines

August 9, 2006 Sites record what you look for--just ask AOL users whose search histories were disclosed. How to protect privacy? TAGS: America Online Inc., search engine, privacy, FAQ, Time Warner Inc., record, search result, history, IP, blog, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

AOL clarifies IM privacy guarantee

March 15, 2005 Company admits its privacy policy was "inartfully" worded and is revising it to respond to concerns about IM privacy. TAGS: terms of service, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., privacy, policy, Time Warner Inc., spokesman, IM

Google in San Francisco: 'Wireless overlord'?

October 1, 2005 Responding to a proposal to blanket the city with free wireless Net service, some fret about privacy, others welcome the shake-up. TAGS: San Francisco, blogger, proposal, Google Inc., city, privacy, Wi-Fi, telecommunications, Internet access, broadband

Company laptops, privacy and you

August 1, 2006 Court ruling shows that employees may occasionally expect their communications to be private, says attorney Eric Sinrod. TAGS: plaintiff, attorney, communication, electronic communication, computer system, disclosure, privilege, privacy, policy, laptop computer, e-mail

Police blotter: No privacy in home PC brought to work

April 5, 2007 Appeals court rules police don't need a warrant to search personally owned computer a manager brought to work. TAGS: treasurer, Police Blotter, warrant, privacy, workplace, expectation, city, search, home PC, PC

Homeland Security hires new privacy chief

July 21, 2006 Hugo Teufel III becomes the agency's second permanent officer in the role since Congress created it in 2002. TAGS: chief privacy officer, Homeland Security Secretary, privacy, homeland security, department, agency
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