|
Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
|
6/16/2009 |
Google considers request
to boost privacy |
CNET News.com |
Elinor Mills |
Google said that it might increase data protection for
Google apps users. |
|
6/11/2009 |
Social Networks Keep
Privacy in the Closet |
Technology Review |
Erica Naone |
Two University of Cambridge professors have completed a
research project on social networks' privacy settings
and policies. |
|
6/10/2009 |
McAfee launches software
that monitors Facebook |
itbusiness.ca |
Jennifer Kavur |
McAfee Inc.'s Canadian General Manager Ross Allen teamed
up with Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann
Cavoukian to release McAfee's new Family Protection
software. |
|
6/4/2009 |
Sears settles with FTC in
privacy flap |
Reuters |
Diane Bartz |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a
settlement with Sears Holdings Corp on allegations it
collected personal data from customers without adequate
disclosures, Reuters reports. |
|
6/4/2009 |
FTC Shuts Down Spammer ISP |
Wall Street Journal |
Andrew LaVallee |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down an
Internet service provider that engaged in spam and virus
distribution and child pornography. |
|
6/2/2009 |
The Obama Administration's
Silence on Privacy |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
President Obama announced that the new White House
cybersecurity office will include a privacy officer, but
despite this and early leadership on technology issues,
the administration has divulged little about privacy so
far. |
|
6/2/2009 |
Google Is Top Tracker of
Surfers in Study |
New York Times |
Miguel Helft |
University of California, Berkeley graduate students
released the results of a study comparing consumer
expectations for online privacy with Internet companies'
data collection practices. |
|
6/2/2009 |
It's 6 O'Clock -- Do You
Know Where Your Cloud's Data Center Is? |
Information Week |
Charles Babcock |
RSA Chief Security Strategist Tim Mather discussed cloud
computing security on a panel at the Sun CommunityOne
conference in San Francisco. |
|
5/28/2009 |
Government Wrestles With
Social Media Records Retention Policies |
Information Week |
J.
Nicholas Hoover |
Speakers at a National Archives and Records
Administration conference yesterday highlighted
challenges the government must address to follow
archival and e-discovery regulations in the age of
social media, inexpensive storage and cloud computing. |
|
5/26/2009 |
Obama set to Create a
Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate |
Washington Post |
Ellen Nakashima |
President Obama is expected to announce the creation of
a national cybersecurity adviser later this week. |
|
5/22/2009 |
Google's Camera Car
Cruises New York for Street View Update |
New York Times |
Noam Cohen and Corey Kilgannon |
Anyone using Google's Street View feature to check out
what's playing at New York movie theaters might think
the city's cinemaphiles are woefully passé; a Street
View image of an East 12th Street marquee shows a 2006
film "now playing." |
|
5/21/2009 |
Privacy and the net |
Guardian.co.uk |
Henry Porter |
Henry Porter blogs on the results of a study released
yesterday by University of Cambridge researchers, who
discovered that Web sites that host user-uploaded photos
commonly store those photos even after users deleted
them. |
|
5/20/2009 |
Swedish anti-piracy and
privacy laws clash' |
The Local |
|
A
proposed amendment to an anti-piracy law would require
Swedish Internet service providers (ISPs) to save user
traffic data for a minimum of six months to aid in the
investigation of serious crimes. |
|
5/19/2009 |
Google: Ditching data
could hinder flu tracking |
TimesOnline |
Dan
Sabbagh |
At
Google's Zeitgeist conference in Great Britain this
week, company co-founder Larry Page said more discussion
with regulators is needed regarding proposed data
retention limits. |
|
5/16/2009 |
Just Shopping?
A Web Store May Follow You Out the Door |
New York Times |
Randall Stross |
The e-mail addresses and phone numbers offered up by
online shoppers could soon be used for more than just
order confirmations. |
|
5/12/2009 |
Report Recommends
Standards for Use of Analytics Tools on Government Web
Sites |
Center for Democracy and Technology |
Press Release |
While the Obama administration works to create a more
open government, two advocacy groups are cautioning that
the analytics tools used to help in that effort should
be used with care. |
|
4/30/2009 |
Facebook's privacy options |
ComputerWorld |
Jake Wildman |
Jake Widman has some advice for Facebook users who want
to maintain control of their information. |
|
4/28/2009 |
Jenkins: Plan for the
worst when using clouds |
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
Donnie Jenkins |
Google, Microsoft and other companies are trying to get
a foothold by providing more services that can be used
on a Web browser. |
|
4/28/2009 |
McAfee Launches Cybercrime
Self-help Site |
PC
World |
Erik Larken |
Antivirus software maker McAfee launched a new Web site
intended to provide advice and services to those who
suspect they may be victims of cybercrime. |
|
4/27/2009 |
How secure is the cloud? |
SearchSecurity.com |
Andrew Collins |
Recent incidents of data leaking from cloud-based
applications have given many organisations pause when it
comes to launching their own information into the ether.
What are the vendors doing to secure your data? |
|
4/27/2009 |
Cyberwar's first casualty:
Your privacy |
ComputerWorld |
Preston Gralla |
The government will most likely let private industry do
the dirty work, essentially outsourcing cyber
intelligence gathering. |
|
4/27/2009 |
Cloud computing security:
Who knew? |
NW
via Computerworld |
Scott Bradner |
Cloud computing is big even though there is less than
perfect agreement on just what it is. |
|
4/27/2009 |
Congress: Privacy Fears
Over Cable Ads |
NewsFactor Network |
Deborah Yao |
As
part of a broader discussion over Internet privacy
issues, lawmakers at the House subcommittee on
Communications, Technology and the Internet brought up
cable's newest advertising endeavor called Canoe
Ventures. |
|
4/27/2009 |
DMTF Group to Create Cloud
Computing Specs |
eWeek |
Jeffrey Burt |
The Distributed Management Task Force is organizing a
group of members who will create informational
specifications aimed at addressing the need for open
management standards for cloud computing. |
|
4/26/2009 |
The Sorry State Of Online
Privacy |
TechCrunch.com |
Jason Kincaid |
It's quickly becoming clear that the cloud isn't ready
for us because the services we rely on are letting us
down with a frequency that is simply unacceptable. |
|
4/24/2009 |
In a Frenzy of Democracy
the Facebook Nation Has Spoken...well, 0.03% of them. |
The Register |
John Oates |
Facebook is claiming a victory in a vote to decide on
changes to its terms and conditions, even though only
0.03 per cent of users voted on changes. |
|
4/24/2009 |
House Members Plan to
Draft New Online Privacy Bill |
ClickZ.net |
Kate Kaye |
House Members plan to draft new legislation regarding
online privacy this year. |
|
4/23/2009 |
Watch out for the feds'
proposed cybersecurity 'fix' |
InfoWorld |
Bill Snyder |
A
proposed antiterrorist law could create a
government-sanctioned back door into your network. |
|
4/23/2009 |
Flaws in 'Internet SAFETY'
bill |
NetworkWorld |
M.
E. Kabay |
Friend and colleague Robert Gezelter points to serious
deficiencies in the thinking behind legislation
currently under consideration in the House and Senate. |
|
4/23/2009 |
Cloud security stokes
concerns at RSA |
Techworld |
Tim
Greene |
Two words -- cloud security -- dominated discussion and
drove the action this week at RSA Conference 2009. |
|
4/23/2009 |
Cloud computing: How to
decide 'when to cloud' |
ComputerWorld |
Mitch Betts |
Mark Tonsetic, program manager at Corporate Executive
Board's Infrastructure Executive Council, says it's not
an all-or-nothing proposition with Cloud Computing.
Instead, he advises CIOs to look at the cloud on an
application-by-application, project-by-project basis. |
|
4/23/2009 |
Privacy experts urge panel
to regulate Internet filtering method |
CongressDaily |
Andrew Noyes |
Privacy experts urged the House Energy and Commerce
Communications Subcommittee today to regulate a type of
computer network filtering employed by broadband
Internet providers for security because it could also be
used to build extensive customer profiles and target
content and advertising without consent. |
|
4/23/2009 |
House Ponders Bill to
Prevent ISP Snooping |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
House members went back to the drawing board on Internet
consumer protection Thursday; once again tackling the
subject of how much personal data Web companies should
collect about you, and whether or not Congress needs to
legislate a solution. |
|
4/22/2009 |
Cloud computing security?
It's all a bit hazy RSA Conference: Should you be
worried? |
silicon.com |
Steve Ranger |
Cloud computing might be the hottest tech trend (and
certainly the most hyped), but experts are split over
whether IT chiefs should be worrying about the security
risks behind it. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Another year of
handwringing on cybersecurity |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Deborah Gage |
Every year, the security industry gets together at the
RSA Conference in San Francisco to learn new techniques
for fighting the bad guys, who always seem to be a step
ahead. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Q&A: The New Security
Agenda: Changing the Game |
SC
Magazine |
|
|
|
4/21/2009 |
RSA Conference rallies the
IT security industry |
ComputerWeekly.com |
Warwick Ashford |
The RSA Conference 2009 got off to a quiet start in San
Francisco yesterday with a few preliminary tutorials,
but today sees the first keynote speakers take to the
stage. |
|
4/21/2009 |
RSA leader urges security
vendors to collaborate |
GCN.com |
William Jackson |
The rapidly evolving collaborative information
infrastructure offers developers an opportunity to
create true security by building it into information
technology systems, said Arthur Coviello, president of
RSA, EMC's security division. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Information Security Forum
Issues Cloud Security Report |
Dark Reading |
|
Security professionals must mitigate risks in the next
generation of computing, says ISF CEO Prof. Howard A.
Schmidt. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Judge sends Blockbuster to
court over Facebook Beacon Borking Ever-changing online
contracts 'illusory' |
The Register |
Cade Metz |
A
federal judge has given the green light to a lawsuit
brought against video giant Blockbuster over its use of
Facebook's privacy-destroying "Beacon" ad system. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Cryptographers say cloud
computing can be secured |
SearchSecurity.com |
Robert Westervelt |
The move toward cloud computing may be inevitable, but
that doesn't mean the related security challenges aren't
avoidable. |
|
4/20/2009 |
Congress Ponders
Cybersecurity Power Grab from the no-cybersecurity-licenses-please
dept |
Techdirt Blogs |
Timothy Lee |
There was a lot of attention paid last week to a new "cybersecurity"
bill that would drastically expand the government's
power over the Internet. |
|
4/20/2009 |
Gird Your Blogs! |
Tulsa
Today |
Brad O'Leary |
Senators Rockefeller, Snowe, Bayh and Nelson introduced
bills S. 773 and S.778, collectively called the
Cybersecurity Act, which would give President Obama
dictatorial power over the Internet during a time of
national crisis or emergency. |
|
4/19/2009 |
Don't put feds in charge
of the Internet |
San Francisco Chronicle |
James G. Lakely |
Leaders in Washington seem to view such threats as not
so far-fetched. Two senators have proposed creating a
tamer, real-life Jack Bauer in the form of a new
"cybersecurity czar" and giving the federal government
unprecedented control over America's Internet traffic. |
|
4/19/2009 |
Big Bro's Cybersecurity
Act: A means to shut down the Internet |
Online Journal |
Jerry Mazza |
About Senate bill, S.773, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. |
|
4/18/2009 |
Wanted: Computer hackers
... to help government |
The Associated Press via Google |
LOLITA C. BALDOR |
Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them,
but to pay them to secure the nation's networks. |
|
4/18/2009 |
Google's Schmidt Talks
Privacy, Internet Domination |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
Google CEO Eric Schmidt appeared at his alma mater,
Princeton University, to discuss the Internet and
globalization, Google products that have recently made
headlines, and how not to be evil. |
|
4/17/2009 |
Cloud Computing: a
Pandora's Box of Security Nightmares |
Computerworld UK via CIO |
Siobhan Chapman |
Businesses installing cloud computing environments risk
opening a "Pandora's Box of security nightmares",
according to independent security group the Jericho
Forum. |
|
4/17/2009 |
A warning against
premature adoption of cloud computing |
Ars Technica |
Ryan Paul |
A
new report on cloud computing indicates that building
and operating a data center is still more cost-effective
than adopting cloud computing services like EC2 for many
large companies. |
|
4/17/2009 |
Cloud Computing Gets A
Much-Needed Reality Check |
InformationWeek |
John Foley |
McKinsey & Co.'s conclusion that cloud computing is
twice as expensive as do-it-yourself data centers is
welcome news. |
|
4/16/2009 |
TRUSTe Expands Service
Offerings to Protect Consumer Privacy and Corporate
Reputations from Emerging Threats |
TRUSTe |
|
Acquisition of Haute Secure Delivers Automated Scanning
of Domains For Threats from User-Generated Content and
Advanced Malware Attacks |
|
4/16/2009 |
Control of Cybersecurity
Becomes Divisive Issue |
New York Times |
JAMES RISEN and ERIC LICHTBLAU |
The National Security Agency has been campaigning to
lead the government's rapidly growing cybersecurity
programs, raising privacy and civil liberties concerns
among some officials who fear that the move could give
the spy agency too much control over government computer
networks. |
|
4/16/2009 |
'Mebroot' rootkit slides
further under the security radar, researcher says |
ComputerWorld |
Jeremy Kirk |
A
security researcher said that thousands of Web sites
have been rigged to deliver a new variant of the Mebroot
rootkit, which infects the master boot record on
vulnerable PCs — effectively making it invisible to
Windows and security tools. |
|
4/16/2009 |
Researcher finds possible
bug in Apple's iPhone |
ComputerWorld |
Jeremy Kirk |
Famed Mac hacker Charlie Miller has found another
possible security vulnerability in Apple's iPhone. |
|
4/16/2009 |
Firefox is the world's
most vulnerable browser |
ComputerWorld |
Preston Gralla |
Firefox fans take note: A just-released report from the
security company Secunia found that Firefox is far more
vulnerable than Opera, Safari, and Internet Explorer ---
and by a wide margin. |
|
4/16/2009 |
VMware bug allows Windows
hack to attack Macs |
ComputerWorld |
Gregg Keizer |
A
bug in VMware's Fusion virtualization software could be
used to run malicious code on a Mac by exploiting
Windows in a virtual machine, an exploit researcher at
Immunity Inc. |
|
4/16/2009 |
Can a cloud be more secure
than a corporate data center? |
Network World |
Tim
Greene |
The Jericho Forum next week plans to release its spin on
the security of cloud computing with the perhaps
surprising belief that using a cloud can actually be
more secure than running applications and databases out
of corporate data centers. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Facebook users to vote on
new privacy policy |
Belfast Telegraph |
|
Voting begins on Facebook's new terms of service (TOS)
agreement. |
|
4/15/2009 |
Cloud
Computing's Inherent Security Risks |
CIO Insight |
John Parkinson |
|
|
4/14/2009 |
Google Street
View doesn't breach privacy |
IT
Pro |
Asavin Wattanajantra |
A
bid to shut down Google Street View fails as the ICO
rules that it doesn't threaten privacy. |
|
4/10/2009 |
E-Discovery in the Cloud:
Know Your Service Provider |
IT
Business Edge |
Lora Bentley |
When it comes to doing business in the cloud, it's
important to know your service provider. |
|
4/8/2009 |
U.S. consumers snub mobile
banking on security fears |
Reuters |
Sinead Carew |
A
survey of 500 U.S. consumers has revealed that the
majority are uncomfortable with using mobile devices for
conducting financial transactions. |
|
4/7/2009 |
Social Net Privacy Raises
Concerns |
AdWeek.com |
Mark Dolliver |
A
BBC World News
American/Harris
poll asked adults how much they trust various entities
to handle their personal information in a secure manner. |
|
4/1/2009 |
Kerry Outlines Senate
Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee
Priorities |
broadcastingcable.com |
John Eggerton |
Online privacy is a priority for the Senate
Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee. |
|
4/1/2009 |
Facebook's Chief Privacy
Officer: Balancing Needs of Users with Business of
social networks |
CIO |
G.C. Lynch |
According to a Ponemon Institute study, American
consumers rank Facebook among the top 20 most trusted
companies for privacy. |
|
3/31/2009 |
Tech Firms Seek to Get
Agencies on Board With Cloud Computing |
Washington Post |
Kim
Hart |
Providers of cloud-based services are hoping to persuade
the federal government to get on board with cloud
computing. |
|
3/31/2009 |
U.S. Supreme Court
Declines to Review Rejection of Virginia Anti-Spam Law |
Washington Post |
Jerry Markon |
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday declined to consider
reinstating Virginia's anti-spam law. |
|
3/26/2009 |
Cloud Computing Meets
Washington: Lots of Data Security and Privacy Questions |
CIO |
Bernard Golden |
As
moderator on a panel last week, Bernard Golden got a
close up on cloud computing. |
|
3/26/2009 |
Researchers Can ID
Anonymous Twitterers |
PCWorld |
Robert McMillan |
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have
discovered that applying proper analysis to anonymized
data can reveal a person's identity. |
|
3/26/2009 |
More Security Loopholes
Found In Google Docs |
Washington Post |
Robin Wauters |
A
security consultant has discovered more privacy-security
loopholes in Google Docs. |
|
3/25/2009 |
Cautionary tales from the
social-networking universe |
Christian Science Monitor |
Tom
Regan |
Where 175 million Netizens will go, cybercriminals will
follow. |
|
3/24/2009 |
Facebook Gets New Public
Policy Director |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
Facebook has hired an American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) attorney as its director of public policy. |
|
3/24/2009 |
Uncle Sam's Cloud
Computing Dilemma |
Information Week |
John Foley |
At
an interoperability workshop earlier this week,
ServerVault CTO John Curran discussed federal
governments' use of cloud computing. |
|
3/23/2009 |
Microsoft IE8 Browser
Seeks Compromise On Privacy, Ad Growth |
Wall Street Journal |
|
Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 8 browser (IE8)
contains features that can prevent targeted advertising,
a practice the company itself is adopting. |
|
3/20/2009 |
Report: Cloud Computing
Could Be Bigger Than The Web |
Information Week |
John Foley |
A
newly released report calls on U.S. policymakers to help
usher in a cloud computing environment. |
|
3/17/2009 |
FTC questions
cloud-computing security |
Cnet News |
Stephanie Condon |
Federal Trade Commission officials are hearing from
industry, advocates and technologists about cloud
computing's benefits and risks during a two-day workshop
on the topic. |
|
3/17/2009 |
Privacy Group Asks F.T.C.
to Investigate Google |
New York Times |
Mighel Helft |
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
yesterday asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to
investigate the privacy and security safeguards of
Google's cloud computing services. |
|
3/16/2009 |
Facebook Lets Members Make
Profile Elements Wide Open |
PCWorld |
Juan Carlos Perez |
Facebook users now have the option to share more
broadly. In response to users' requests, the company
yesterday launched a new "everyone" setting that allows
them to lift privacy access controls from certain
elements of their profiles. |
|
3/15/2009 |
Concern Rises over
Behavioral Targeting and Ads |
New York Times |
Stephanie Clifford |
The results of a new survey show that online privacy is
on the minds of many, reports the
New York Times. More than 90
percent of 1,000 Americans polled by privacy trustmark
provider TRUSTe indicated that Internet privacy is
"really" or "somewhat" important to them. |
|
3/12/2009 |
Berners-Lee;
Semantic Web will have privacy built-in |
ZDNet |
|
Privacy will be enhanced on the Semantic Web, according
to Internet pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee. |
|
3/12/2009 |
Facebook Offers Ad
Targeting By Language, Location |
MediaPost Publications |
Tanya Irwin |
In a message to advertisers yesterday, Facebook
announced two new filtering features for tailoring ads
to users |
|
3/9/2009 |
Data privacy clarifacation
could lead to greater confidence in cloud computing |
SC
Magazine |
Dan
Raywood |
Cloud computing is on the rise, and one Internet
security analyst says consumer confidence in cloud
computing depends on providers' adherence to data
privacy laws. |
|
3/9/2009 |
My Face in Your Book:
Democratizing the Social Networks |
Law.com |
Harry Valetk |
As
social networking becomes more than just a virtual place
for the global community to link to friends and post
"what you are doing right now," we are confronted with
fascinating new questions about how we define personal
space, disclosures, and express preferences about our
own content. |
|
3/6/2009 |
Obama Tech Adviser Lays
Out Telecom Policy Roadmap |
Washington Post |
Cecilia Kang |
One of President Obama's top tech advisors said that
privacy will be among the biggest telecommunications
issues facing the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) and the administration going forward. |
|
3/5/2009 |
Google Latitude to Cops:
'I Don't Remember' |
Wired |
Ryan Singel |
Google's new location-tracking service has a short
memory. |
|
3/4/2009 |
Web-based computing spurs
privacy concerns |
The Globe and Mail |
James Keller |
Cloud computing is edging its way into the mainstream,
bringing data previously beholden to the hard drive out
onto the Web. |
|
3/3/2009 |
Belgian court fines Yahoo |
The Times |
|
The Belgian court in Termonde has fined Yahoo 55,000
Euros for refusing to hand over information on
pseudonymous Yahoo users. |
|
3/2/2009 |
Obama team finds it hard
to adapt its web savvy to government |
Washington Post |
Jose Antonio Vargas |
Patience is necessary if you're a tech-savvy president
or presidential tech advisor trying to adapt 2009-style
communications vehicles into a less Web-ready White
House infrastructure. |
|
3/2/2009 |
White House Denies
Shunning YouTube |
New York Times |
Miguel Helft |
The White House hosted last week's presidential radio
and video address on its own servers, leading to many
reports that WhiteHouse.gov will no longer use YouTube
for such postings due to privacy concerns about
YouTube's persistent cookie for tracking surfing
behaviors. |
|
2/26/2009 |
Facebook opens up to user
debate and vote |
Cnet News |
Rafe Needleman |
During a press conference yesterday, Facebook founder
and CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined his company's plans for
a new, more perfect union with users when it comes to
privacy and data ownership. |
|
2/26/2009 |
A false sense of security |
BBC News |
Bill Thompson |
Bill Thompson explores last week's fuss over changes to
Facebook's Terms of Service agreement (TOS), saying he
believes founder Mark Zuckerberg's earnest blog post on
the reason for the changes, but that "residual suspicion
of Facebook's motives" may have led to the passionate
reaction. |
|
2/25/2009 |
Facebook, MySpace, and
social (media) diseases |
Info World |
Robert X. Cringely |
Robert Cringely discusses the rise of social networking
and its accompanying rise of risk. |
|
2/23/2009 |
Does Cloud Computing Mean
More Risks to Privacy? |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
The World Privacy Forum (WPF) yesterday released its
report Privacy in the Clouds: Risks to Privacy and
Confidentiality from Cloud Computing. |
|
2/20/2009 |
Security, Privacy and
Compliance In The Cloud |
Information Week |
Roger Smith |
Roger Smith writes about what he describes as one of the
more interesting panel discussions at the IDC Cloud
Computing Forum in San Francisco last week. |
|
2/20/2009 |
Whose data is it anyway? |
BBC News |
Mark Ward |
Last week's row over changes to Facebook's Terms of
Service (TOS) has cast a spotlight on a subject many
users of social networking sites don't pay much
attention to--how the sites deal with users' data. |
|
2/19/2009 |
Privacy a Major Concern
Among Web Surfers |
Online Media Daily |
Gavin O'Malley |
A
survey of 4,000 Internet users has revealed that most
Web surfers are concerned about the privacy of their
personal information online. |
|
2/18/2009 |
Facebook Rules - Room for
Debate Blog |
New York Times |
The
Editors |
The New York Times'
cyber debate space is abuzz this week with talk of
Facebook's changes to its Terms of Service agreement,
then subsequent reversal of those changes. |
|
2/17/2009 |
Facebook Update |
The Facebook Blog |
Mark Zuckerberg |
Facebook
has reversed the recent changes made to its Terms of
Service agreement due to user response. In a blog post
early this morning, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
wrote that, after reaching out to respected
organizations for input, "we have decided to return to
our previous terms of use while we resolve the issues
that people have raised." |
|
2/16/2009 |
Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg responds to privacy concerns |
Los Angeles Times |
David Sarno |
Facebook
founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is attempting to quell
concerns about a change made to his company's Terms of
Service (TOS) agreement earlier this year |
|
2/5/2009 |
Google Peeks At
Location-Specific Mobile Ads Through Latitude |
Online Media Daily |
Laurie Sullivan |
While Google refutes charges that it intends to deploy
its behavioral targeting platform with its health data
service, the company is less direct in response to
questions it may have marketing on the mind with its new
Latitude user location service. |
|
2/4/2009 |
Google Latitude Service
Lets You Track Your Friends:
How It Works |
PC
World |
Ian
Paul |
Google announced the launch of Latitude, a new
application that, once downloaded on a laptop computer
or smart phone, allows the device to be tracked online
using Google Maps. |
|
2/3/2009 |
MySpace Releases Names of
90,000 Sex Offenders |
New York Times |
Jenna Wortham |
MySpace has released a 90,000-name list of users to two
states' attorneys general |
|
2/1/2009 |
Facebook offers up users
as marketing tool |
Guardian.co.uk |
Richard Wray |
At
Davos this past weekend, Facebook founder and CEO Mark
Zuckerberg outlaid his company's plans to commoditize
anonymized user data. |
|
1/29/2009 |
Gartner Reveals Eight Mobile Technologies to watch in 2009 and 2010 |
Gartner |
Christy Pettey |
Gartner Inc. has identified "eight mobile technologies
to watch" for 2009 and 2010. Among them: location
sensing. |
|
1/26/2009 |
A Leibowitz-Led FTC May
Strengthen Spotlight on Digital Ads |
ClickZ |
Kate Kaye |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would key in on
online advertising and privacy under the reign of Jon
Leibowitz. |
|
1/25/2009 |
Google's Gdrive 'will make
the PC redundant' |
Telegraph |
Stephen Adams |
Google will launch a "GDrive" this year that would let
users store their data "in the cloud" instead of on a
hard drive. |
|
1/23/2009 |
White House Web Site
Revisits Privacy Policy |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
White House staffers are tweaking Whitehouse.gov after
last week's discovery of a persistent cookie associated
with embedded YouTube videos on the site. |
|
1/22/2009 |
Facebook Slow to Respond
to Phishing Scam |
Wall Street Journal |
Marisa Taylor |
Facebook is fielding criticism for being too slow in
addressing users' privacy concerns despite prior
sanctions against the company for the same complaint. |
|
1/5/2009 |
MySpace:
All about sex, drugs and violence for teens,
study says |
Scientific American |
Jordan Lite |
Two recently released studies show that the majority of
MySpace users reference personal risky behavior on their
profiles, but will rein in some of the private
information if prompted. |
|
1/5/2009 |
Twishing attacks steal
data in 140 characters or less |
ars Technica |
Joel Hruska |
Joel Hruska highlights the emergence of twishing
schemes--attempts to send malware via the Twitter social
networking platform. |
|
1/5/2009 |
Facebook Looks to Control
User Data |
The Daily Online Examiner |
Wendy Davis |
Facebook has filed suit in federal court against
Power.com for, among other allegations, violations of
the CAN-SPAM Act. |
|
1/3/2009 |
Friended by Mon and Dad on
Facebook |
ABC News |
Alexa Davis |
Since Facebook opened its site to all (until September
2007, only students with a valid college e-mail address
could use the popular social networking site), the
numbers of older adults using the site, including
parents and relatives of students, has steadily
increased. |
|
12/30/2008 |
Adobe's Flash and Apple's
Safari Fail a Privacy Test |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
New research by iSec Partners in San Francisco suggests
that some browser privacy tools may not be that
effective in helping users protect their privacy online. |
|
12/29/2008 |
Dorm Rumors |
Boston Globe |
Bella English |
College gossip Web site Juicy Campus is causing a stir
on the quad of every school where the online scandal
sheet has established a presence, upsetting more than
just those who fall victim to the barbs posted there. |
|
12/24/2008 |
Separating Real From Fake
on the Internet |
New York Times |
Jenna Wortham |
The recent brouhaha that erupted when a college
guidebook publisher created bogus accounts and formed
user groups within Facebook to promote its products
exposed a new facet in the ongoing issue of brand trust
online. |
|
12/23/2008 |
More Privacy Online |
New York Times |
|
A
recent editorial in the New York
Times suggests that Yahoo's
decision to cut the length of time it retains a user's
search data to 90 days, and to anonymize the retained
user data, was motivated by a desire to use privacy as a
brand differentiator. |
|
12/18/2008 |
Microsoft:
Zero Data Retention Not Possible To Keep Search
Engines Viable |
e-week.com |
Clint Boulton |
Some have lauded Yahoo's plans to reduce retention terms
for search users' log data to three months, while others
have said the company is not going far enough, and that
search engines should not retain any identifiable user
data. |
|
12/17/2008 |
Yahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data |
New York Times |
Miguel Helft |
Privacy advocates and government officials are praising
Yahoo's plans to reduce the amount of time it retains
users' search data to 90 days. |
|
12/17/2008 |
Yahoo will anonymize user
data after 90 days; ups privacy ante |
ZDNet.com |
Larry Dignan |
Yahoo announced yesterday that it will anonymize user
logs after 90 days. |
|
12/16/2008 |
NAI Overhauls Privacy
Principles for Online BT Ads |
Online Media Daily |
Wendy Davis |
The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) has issued new
privacy principles for online behavioral advertising. |
|
12/16/2008 |
Privacy groups ask Obama
for stronger FTC |
Cnet News |
Stephanie Condon |
Privacy advocates met with members of President-elect
Barack Obama's transition team yesterday to discuss the
Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) role in protecting the
privacy of consumers. |
|
12/15/2008 |
Let Your Boss Find Your
Facebook Friends |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Salesforce.com has found a novel way to help companies
recruit potential employees using Facebook. |
|
12/11/2008 |
Chrome loses beta label,
tackles privacy |
ZDNet.com |
Sam
Diaz |
Google's Chrome browser for PCs is out of beta. |
|
12/9/2008 |
Google Flu Trends spreads
privacy concern |
Computerworld |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) wants to
know more about Flu Trends. |
|
12/8/2008 |
MySpace Vows to Boost Dat
Portability Efforts |
PC
World |
Juan Carlos Perez |
Last week, Facebook released its 'Connect' feature for
letting users network across the Web using their
Facebook credentials. |
|
12/8/2008 |
Mozilla launches Firefox
3.1 Beta 2, now with 'Private Browsing' |
Computerworld |
Gregg Keizer |
Mozilla has released a privacy-enhanced version of its
Firefox browser. |
|
12/8/2008 |
New Cyber Security Push Is
Urged |
Wall Street Journal |
Siobhan Gorman |
A
commission created to inform officials on cyber-security
issues will today release recommendations for the new
administration. |
|
12/7/2008 |
Could your social networks
spill your secrets? |
Short Sharp Science |
Tom
Simonite |
Even those who are diligent about privacy settings amass
a cache of online personal data when using social
networking applications. |
|
11/28/2008 |
Google's Gatekeepers |
New York Times |
Jeffrey Rosen |
Today's Internet is a platform for vast amounts free
speech, which has given rise to the
Internet-company-as-gatekeeper phenomenon. |
|
11/24/2008 |
Facebook wins $873 million
case against spammer |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Deborah Gage |
Facebook has $873 million coming to it since a U.S.
District Court judge ruled in the company's favor in its
case against a prolific spammer. |
|
11/20/2008 |
Does AT&T's Newfound
Interest in Privacy Hurt Google? |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell takes a look into the Future of Privacy
group. |
|
11/19/2008 |
Coalition: Cloud
computing raises privacy issues |
Federal Computer World |
Alice Lipowicz |
The Constitution Project has released a report calling
for various government branches to better protect
privacy. |
|
11/17/2008 |
Keylogger spyware ordered
off the market |
SC
Magazine |
Chuck Miller |
An
Orlando company has been ordered to stop selling
keylogger spyware. |
|
11/17/2008 |
Group hopes to shape
nation's privacy policy |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Deborah Gage |
A
group of privacy experts has assembled to help shape the
future of privacy. |
|
11/14/2008 |
Teachers and Facebook:
Privacy vs. standards |
Charlotte Observer |
Fred Clasen-Kelly |
What one North Carolina elementary school teacher
believed to be private postings about students to her
Facebook page ended up on the news. |
|
11/12/2008 |
Legal Eye:
Privacy perils of social networking |
silicon.com |
Patrick Van Eecke |
A
next-generation social networking application gaining
traction across Europe has sparked a next-generation
privacy debate. |
|
11/6/2008 |
Zuckerberg's Law of
Information Sharing |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg
predicted that the amount of information people reveal
through social networking sites will double next year
due to Internet users' increasing willingness to share
information. |
|
11/4/2008 |
New Firefox privacy mode
released to testers |
cnet news |
Josh Lowensohn |
Mozilla released to testers the private browsing feature
for its Firefox browser on Monday. |
|
11/4/2008 |
AMI:
Social Networking Services for Busines On the
Rise |
TMC.net |
Rajani Baburajan |
Small businesses in the U.S. are increasingly using
social networking services for their enterprise needs
and networking sites must tailor services to these
users. |
|
11/1/2008 |
Google's growth makes
privacy advocates wary |
The Monitor |
Associated Press |
Google's role in Internet search and advertising arenas
worries some advocates. |
|
10/27/2008 |
Big Tech Companies Back
Global Plan to Shield Online Speech |
New York Times |
MIGUEL HELFT and JOHN MARKOFF |
A
handful of big tech companies and human rights groups
will introduce a global code of conduct for protecting
free speech on the Internet and helping prevent
government intrusion into online activities. |
|
10/27/2008 |
Schools' use of parents'
e-mail addresses causes concern |
Freep.com |
Emilia Askari |
Two Michigan school board candidates used schools'
parental email lists to plug their campaigns. |
|
10/25/2008 |
Phishing' scam uses BBB
name to target consumers |
The Vancouver Sun |
Gerry Bellett |
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a large-scale
phishing scam that uses the Better Business Bureau (BBB)
name to spread viruses and spyware onto consumers'
computers. |
|
10/22/2008 |
A primer on web browser
privacy tools |
Washington Post |
Brian Krebs |
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has
released a whitepaper to help users make sense of the
different privacy protections now offered by the major
Web browsers. |
|
10/14/2008 |
Authorities shut down
major spam ring |
The New York Times |
Brad Stone |
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday
convinced a Chicago federal court to shut down an
international spam ring described as "the most extensive
they had ever encountered." |
|
10/8/2008 |
Son of Tenn. Democrat
indicted in Palin hacking |
Associated Press |
Duncan Masfield |
The son of a Tennessee lawmaker pleaded not guilty in
federal court yesterday to charges of hacking into the
email account of Republican vice presidential candidate
Sarah Palin. |
|
10/5/2008 |
European standoff over
search engine data |
International Herald Tribune |
Kevin J. O'Brien |
European data protection officials will meet with
representatives from U.S. Internet search engines in
December as part of an ongoing effort to reach a
compromise on data retention terms for Internet
searches. |
|
9/28/2008 |
Consumers Fear Online
Exploitation, Polls Find |
New Haven Register |
Staff |
Americans are concerned about Internet privacy according
to the results of a Consumer Reports National Research
Center study. |
|
9/26/2008 |
Graduate schools consult
Facebook |
The Daily Princetonian |
Reilly Kiernan |
A
recent Kaplan Test Prep survey found that an increasing
number of graduate school admissions officers are using
social networking profiles to help evaluate candidates. |
|
9/20/2008 |
Chrome Concerns |
San Jose Mercury News |
|
It's said to be speedy and robust, but Google's new
Chrome Internet browser worries some privacy advocates. |
|
9/20/2008 |
After Va.'s Losses In
Court, a Flurry Of Finger-Pointing |
Washington Post |
Jerry Markon |
The Virginia Supreme Court's rejection of an anti-spam
law is the state's latest high-profile legal defeat, a
string of losses that some lawyers see as coincidental
but others say reflects the General Assembly's
willingness to pass aggressive measures that are more
likely to face a constitutional challenge. |
|
9/19/2008 |
Browser wars:
IE 8 vs. Google Chrome vs. Mozilla Firefox 3.1 |
itbusiness.ca |
JR
Raphael |
Google, Microsoft and Mozilla recently released updated
Internet browsers. All three offer private browsing. |
|
9/17/2008 |
Feds probe hack of Palin's
e-mail account |
Cnet News |
Declan McCullaugh |
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the hack into
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's
email. |
|
9/14/2008 |
Pew study:
cloud computin gpopular, privacy worries linger |
ARS Technica |
Julian Sanchez |
Cloud computing services are growing in popularity, but
concerns about the privacy of personal data in the cloud
environment exist, according to the findings of a Pew
Internet and American Life project study. |
|
9/12/2008 |
Virginia Court Strikes
Down Anti-Spam Law |
New York Times |
Associated Press |
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the
state's anti-spam law is unconstitutional. |
|
9/11/2008 |
Mozilla adds privacy mode
to Firefox 3.1 plans |
Computerworld |
Gregg Keizer |
Mozilla has revived efforts to incorporate a privacy
mode into its browser and will likely release one in
Firefox 3.1, which is expected to go to beta next month. |
|
9/9/2008 |
Google promises privacy
fixes in its Chrome browser |
Washington Post |
Ellen Nakashima |
Google will take steps to ensure a more private browsing
experience for users of Chrome. |
|
9/7/2008 |
Law prof warns against
coming ISP privacy apocalypse |
ARS Technica |
Nate Anderson |
Colorado Law School Professor Paul Ohm says that ISP's
use of deep packet inspection technology combined with
government mandates could lead to "the greatest
reduction of user privacy in the history of the
Internet." |
|
9/5/2008 |
I'm So Totally, Digitally Close to You |
New York Times |
Clive Thompson |
Facebook. Twitter. Microblogs. The
New York Times takes a close
look at the pervasiveness of new communications
technologies and society's resulting hyper-connectedness
with friends and acquaintances. |
|
9/4/2008 |
How To Erase Your Tracks
Online |
Forbes |
Andy Greenberg |
The release this week of two Web browsers with built-in
privacy controls has opened the door for greater user
privacy. |
|
9/4/2008 |
Privacy Policies are Great
-- for PhDs |
BNET |
Erik Sherman |
One curious BNET.com
blogger ran the privacy policies of 23 corporations
through readability software to find out how many years
of education readers would need in order to understand
the policy terms. |
|
9/2/2008 |
Google launches web
browser with privacy mode |
OUT-LAW.com |
|
Google's new Internet browser, Google Chrome, will let
users browse incognito. |
|
8/20/2008 |
Microsoft planning IE
privacy mode |
WebWare |
Stephen Shankland |
A
new version of Internet Explorer that will give users
more control over the data generated on their Web
activity is slated to launch later this year |
|
8/14/2008 |
McCain Promotes Online
Security, Privacy Policies |
PCWorld |
Nancy Gohring |
John McCain yesterday outlined his views on Internet
security and privacy. The presumptive Republican
presidential candidate said consumer education,
technological innovation, increased law enforcement and
industry self-regulation will help ensure "personal
security for Americans in the digital age," the report
states. |
|
8/14/2008 |
Facebook Sued Over Beacon |
MediaPost Publication |
Wendy Davis |
Nineteen users have filed a class-action lawsuit against
Facebook and its partners for alleged privacy
violations. The suit says that Facebook's Beacon
program, which lets users know about their friends'
online purchases, violated various federal and
California laws |
|
8/6/2008 |
Hacker indictment greeted
with muted response |
The Associated Press |
Jordan Robertson |
The Associated Press reports that cyber researchers at a
hacking conference in Las Vegas this week met the news
of the TJX indictments with shrugs. The reaction may be
attributed to the elementary nature of the hack, which
involved wardriving--driving around with devices that
hunt for wireless security holes to exploit vulnerable
networks. |
|
7/29/2008 |
Telecommuting poses
security, privacy risks |
Network World |
Ellen Messmer |
A
new study by Ernst & Young LLP and the Center for
Democracy and Technology finds that telecommuting
presents privacy and security risks to organizations. |
|
7/28/2008 |
Cuil Challenges Google
With Privacy |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
The founders of a new search engine say your search
history is your business, not theirs, reports
InformationWeek.
Launched yesterday by a former Google executive and her
husband, a search-engine researcher, Cuil (pronounced
"cool") promises user privacy. |
|
7/24/2008 |
Facebook to sow network
beyond 'walled garden' |
Globe and Mail |
Eric Auchard |
At
Facebook's annual conference this week, founder and CEO
Mark Zuckerberg rolled out plans for "Facebook Connect,"
the company's move to populate the World Wide Web with
Facebook features. |
|
7/22/2008 |
Online Safety, Privacy
Tops Parents' Concerns |
Information Week |
K.C. Jones |
Ninety-seven percent of adults surveyed recently say
that protecting their online privacy is somewhat or very
important, reports InformationWeek,
and 56 percent feel they don't have enough privacy
online. |
|
7/21/2008 |
The F.T.C.'s Bully Pulpit
on Privacy |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell recently sat down with some of the Federal
Trade Commission's (FTC) top Internet advertising,
privacy and consumer protection experts. In his
resulting "Bits" column, we learn why Lydia Parnes, the
FTC's bureau of consumer protection director, doesn't
want to rush Internet privacy legislation, whether she
believes special rules are needed for Internet service
providers that monitor their customers surfing habits
and how self-regulation works at the FTC, among other
details. |
|
7/17/2008 |
US lawmaker wants consent
required for Web-tracking |
Reuters |
Peter Kaplan |
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) says Internet service
providers should be required to get "opt-in" consent
from customers in order to track their Web habits for
the purpose of serving tailored advertisements. |
|
7/17/2008 |
Facebook bug leaks
members' birthday data |
Computer World |
Robert McMillan |
Facebook users who limit access to their personal
information may have been surprised to see their dates
of birth viewable on the site last weekend. A bug in the
beta version of Facebook's site redesign inadvertently
exposed the birthdays of some of its 80 million users. |
|
7/15/2008 |
Microsoft Says
Yahoo-Google Deal Threatens Internet Privacy |
Information Week |
Paul McDougall |
Microsoft yesterday had its say before governmental
officials regarding Yahoo's plans to outsource some of
its search advertising to Google. The House and Senate
antitrust subcommittees are examining the plan, which
would give Google up to 90 percent of all Internet
search queries and a "clear picture of your online
activities," according to Microsoft. |
|
7/10/2008 |
Can Internet Activity Ever
Be Truly Anonymous? |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
The ability for Web surfers' online activities to remain
truly anonymous was questioned yesterday during Senate
hearings on Internet advertising. |
|
7/10/2008 |
FTC, Internet Firms Split
On New Privacy Laws |
Wall Street Journal |
Fawn Johnson |
At
the same time that Google and Microsoft offered their
support for new legislation aimed at protecting consumer
privacy online, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told
a Senate committee looking into behavioral targeting
that existing law and self-regulation were sufficient. |
|
7/10/2008 |
Can Internet Activity Ever
Be Truly Anonymous? |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
The ability for Web surfers' online activities to remain
truly anonymous was questioned yesterday during Senate
hearings on Internet advertising. |
|
7/10/2008 |
FTC, Internet Firms Split
On New Privacy Laws |
Wall Street Journal |
Fawn Johnson |
At
the same time that Google and Microsoft offered their
support for new legislation aimed at protecting consumer
privacy online, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told
a Senate committee looking into behavioral targeting
that existing law and self-regulation were sufficient. |
|
7/9/2008 |
Viacom Versus Google:
Coming Of Age of the "Viderate" Generation |
Huffington Post |
Jerry Weinstein |
A
judge's order that Google provide user names and IP
addresses of users of its YouTube property following a
subpoena request by media giant Viacom, which is suing
the company over copyright violations, continues to draw
sharp criticism. |
|
7/9/2008 |
Microsoft, Google back
broad privacy legislation |
Associated Press |
Joelle Tessler |
Technology rivals Google and Microsoft have both put
their support behind new privacy legislation designed to
protect consumers from having their online habits
tracked for the purposes of advertising. |
|
7/9/2008 |
Viacom Versus Google:
Coming Of Age of the "Viderate" Generation |
Huffington Post |
Jerry Weinstein |
A
judge's order that Google provide user names and IP
addresses of users of its YouTube property following a
subpoena request by media giant Viacom, which is suing
the company over copyright violations, continues to draw
sharp criticism. |
|
7/9/2008 |
Microsoft, Google back
broad privacy legislation |
Associated Press |
Joelle Tessler |
Technology rivals Google and Microsoft have both put
their support behind new privacy legislation designed to
protect consumers from having their online habits
tracked for the purposes of advertising. |
|
7/8/2008 |
NebuAd to come under
spotlight at Senate hearing |
Associated Press |
Joelle Tessler |
While better known Internet entities take their turns
testifying before a Senate committee looking into issues
of online privacy, one company with less name
recognition is expected to attract the most attention in
Washington, D.C. today. Silicon Valley behavioral
targeting startup NebuAd is expected to be the focus of
questioning today as senators seek to learn more about
the company's technology, which allows Internet service
providers to monitor customers' online habits and serve
ads based on information gathered. |
|
7/8/2008 |
NebuAd to come under
spotlight at Senate hearing |
Associated Press |
Joelle Tessler |
While better known Internet entities take their turns
testifying before a Senate committee looking into issues
of online privacy, one company with less name
recognition is expected to attract the most attention in
Washington, D.C. today. Silicon Valley behavioral
targeting startup NebuAd is expected to be the focus of
questioning today as senators seek to learn more about
the company's technology, which allows Internet service
providers to monitor customers' online habits and serve
ads based on information gathered. |
|
7/7/2008 |
One Subpoena Is All It
Takes to Reveal Your Online Life |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell says that a subpoena in either civil or
criminal proceedings is all that is necessary to put the
online habits of consumers at risk. Hansell points to a
current dispute between media giant Viacom and online
titan Google in which lawyers for Viacom have subpoenaed
for access to the user names and Internet protocol
addresses of YouTube users. |
|
7/7/2008 |
How Magic Might Finally
Fix Your Computer |
MSNBC |
Bob
Sullivan |
Bob Sullivan reports from the Security and Human
Behavior conference in Boston that hackers, fraudsters
and other online charlatans have always had an edge
against even the most sophisticated security
technologies because they understand and exploit the
frailties of human behavior, whereas product developers
tend to ignore basic human behavior when designing their
products. |
|
7/7/2008 |
One Subpoena Is All It
Takes to Reveal Your Online Life |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell says that a subpoena in either civil or
criminal proceedings is all that is necessary to put the
online habits of consumers at risk. Hansell points to a
current dispute between media giant Viacom and online
titan Google in which lawyers for Viacom have subpoenaed
for access to the user names and Internet protocol
addresses of YouTube users. |
|
7/7/2008 |
How Magic Might Finally
Fix Your Computer |
MSNBC |
Bob
Sullivan |
Bob Sullivan reports from the Security and Human
Behavior conference in Boston that hackers, fraudsters
and other online charlatans have always had an edge
against even the most sophisticated security
technologies because they understand and exploit the
frailties of human behavior, whereas product developers
tend to ignore basic human behavior when designing their
products. |
|
7/4/2008 |
Google Changes Home Page,
Adding Link to Privacy Policy |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Google has added a link to its privacy policy on its
homepage, reports Saul Hansell of the
New York Times,
stifling the argument that the company might have been
violating California's online privacy protection act by
not displaying the link in a prominent enough location. |
|
7/4/2008 |
Judge Orders Google to
Turn Over YouTube Records |
New York Times |
Miguel Helft |
Viacom wants the records of all Internet users who have
watched videos on YouTube since its 2005 inception, and
a federal judge has ordered YouTube owner Google to turn
over the information. |
|
7/4/2008 |
Google Changes Home Page,
Adding Link to Privacy Policy |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Google has added a link to its privacy policy on its
homepage, reports Saul Hansell of the
New York Times,
stifling the argument that the company might have been
violating California's online privacy protection act by
not displaying the link in a prominent enough location. |
|
7/4/2008 |
Judge Orders Google to
Turn Over YouTube Records |
New York Times |
Miguel Helft |
Viacom wants the records of all Internet users who have
watched videos on YouTube since its 2005 inception, and
a federal judge has ordered YouTube owner Google to turn
over the information. |
|
7/3/2008 |
Our Paradoxical Attitudes
Toward Privacy |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
Brad Stone discusses the privacy paradox: the phenomenon
where "normally sane people have inconsistent and
contradictory impulses and opinions when it comes to
their safeguarding their own private information." |
|
7/3/2008 |
Our Paradoxical Attitudes
Toward Privacy |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
Brad Stone discusses the privacy paradox: the phenomenon
where "normally sane people have inconsistent and
contradictory impulses and opinions when it comes to
their safeguarding their own private information." |
|
7/2/2008 |
Survey: Advertisers should
acknowledge targeted ad concerns |
Webware |
Caroline McCarthy |
A
report released last week shows that consumers have
mixed feelings about the use of behavioral marketing
strategies used to serve them targeted ads. A
CNET
story says that the report, "Behavioral Targeting
Attitudes: The Privacy Issue," which used metrics from a
TRUSTe study, found that of the 70 percent of Internet
users who are aware that their browsing activities could
be used by third parties to serve tailored ads, only
about 23 percent said they were "OK" with the method. |
|
7/2/2008 |
Survey: Advertisers should
acknowledge targeted ad concerns |
Webware |
Caroline McCarthy |
A
report released last week shows that consumers have
mixed feelings about the use of behavioral marketing
strategies used to serve them targeted ads. A
CNET
story says that the report, "Behavioral Targeting
Attitudes: The Privacy Issue," which used metrics from a
TRUSTe study, found that of the 70 percent of Internet
users who are aware that their browsing activities could
be used by third parties to serve tailored ads, only
about 23 percent said they were "OK" with the method. |
|
6/26/2008 |
Google tests using your
search data to tailor ads to you |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell explores Google's foray into using cookie
data to "better aim search ads at Web surfers." But
don't call it behavioral targeting. Google says its
method differs from behavioral advertising methods
because it targets ads based on very recent search
queries, rather than user patterns from days back. |
|
6/26/2008 |
Google tests using your
search data to tailor ads to you |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
Saul Hansell explores Google's foray into using cookie
data to "better aim search ads at Web surfers." But
don't call it behavioral targeting. Google says its
method differs from behavioral advertising methods
because it targets ads based on very recent search
queries, rather than user patterns from days back. |
|
6/24/2008 |
SocialMedia to Push
Privacy Boundaries with Social Banner Ads |
Mashable Social Networking News |
Paul Glazowski |
Testimonials have long been an effective method in the
world of advertising, and now one company plans to
create personalized testimonials for its advertising
partners. Social Media, marketing service provider to
applications used on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Hi5,
will roll out to clients and their users social banners. |
|
6/24/2008 |
SocialMedia to Push
Privacy Boundaries with Social Banner Ads |
Mashable Social Networking News |
Paul Glazowski |
Testimonials have long been an effective method in the
world of advertising, and now one company plans to
create personalized testimonials for its advertising
partners. Social Media, marketing service provider to
applications used on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Hi5,
will roll out to clients and their users social banners. |
|
6/19/2008 |
House leaders plan hearing
on Google-Yahoo deal |
Computer World |
Linda Rosencrance |
Last week's online advertising partnership announcement
from Google and Yahoo got the attention of congressional
leaders, who will hold hearings on the matter this
summer. |
|
6/19/2008 |
House leaders plan hearing
on Google-Yahoo deal |
Computer World |
Linda Rosencrance |
Last week's online advertising partnership announcement
from Google and Yahoo got the attention of congressional
leaders, who will hold hearings on the matter this
summer. |
|
6/18/2008 |
Let go of my texts--all
75,000 of them! |
Cnet News.com |
Kevin Ho |
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
yesterday ruled that users of text messaging services
have a reasonable expectation of privacy under the
Fourth Amendment, even if the employer is paying for the
service. |
|
6/18/2008 |
Let go of my texts--all
75,000 of them! |
Cnet News.com |
Kevin Ho |
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco
yesterday ruled that users of text messaging services
have a reasonable expectation of privacy under the
Fourth Amendment, even if the employer is paying for the
service. |
|
6/16/2008 |
Firefox dumps privacy
button |
The Inquirer |
Nick Farrell |
A
privacy feature set to be included in Firefox 3 has been
dumped due to technological concerns. Private Browsing
is the feature allowing users to, in the stroke of a
key, disable all caching, cookie downloads, history
records and form data while online, meaning that you
could surf without footprints. |
|
6/16/2008 |
Firefox dumps privacy
button |
The Inquirer |
Nick Farrell |
A
privacy feature set to be included in Firefox 3 has been
dumped due to technological concerns. Private Browsing
is the feature allowing users to, in the stroke of a
key, disable all caching, cookie downloads, history
records and form data while online, meaning that you
could surf without footprints. |
|
6/14/2008 |
How Facebook spells the
end of privacy |
Boston Globe |
Hary Lewis |
There was a time when we called it the World Wide Web
without, perhaps, realizing just how Web-like it would
become. |
|
6/14/2008 |
How Facebook spells the
end of privacy |
Boston Globe |
Hary Lewis |
There was a time when we called it the World Wide Web
without, perhaps, realizing just how Web-like it would
become. |
|
6/12/2008 |
Privacy vs. Profit on the
Internet |
NPR |
Cyrus Farivar |
Internet Service Providers efforts to increase revenue
by serving more tailored ads to users continues to spark
debate. But on its "All Things Considered" program,
National Public Radio spoke with one advertising
executive who feels the practice of tracking consumers'
surfing behavior in order to deliver targeted ads is
"largely deceptive." |
|
6/12/2008 |
California lawmaker puts
Google on notice about missing link to privacy policy |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
California State Assemblyman Joel Anderson says he is
eager for Google to add a link to its privacy policy
from its homepage, and he's ready to take action if the
company does not do so. |
|
6/12/2008 |
Senate Slates Online Ad
Hearing |
Online Media Daily |
Wendy Davis |
The Senate Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade
and Tourism will next week hear from various interests
on the practice of behavioral targeting--tracking Web
clicks in order to tailor ads to Web users based on
their online activity. |
|
6/12/2008 |
Privacy vs. Profit on the
Internet |
NPR |
Cyrus Farivar |
Internet Service Providers efforts to increase revenue
by serving more tailored ads to users continues to spark
debate. But on its "All Things Considered" program,
National Public Radio spoke with one advertising
executive who feels the practice of tracking consumers'
surfing behavior in order to deliver targeted ads is
"largely deceptive." |
|
6/12/2008 |
California lawmaker puts
Google on notice about missing link to privacy policy |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
California State Assemblyman Joel Anderson says he is
eager for Google to add a link to its privacy policy
from its homepage, and he's ready to take action if the
company does not do so. |
|
6/12/2008 |
Senate Slates Online Ad
Hearing |
Online Media Daily |
Wendy Davis |
The Senate Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade
and Tourism will next week hear from various interests
on the practice of behavioral targeting--tracking Web
clicks in order to tailor ads to Web users based on
their online activity. |
|
6/10/2008 |
Google says it would
support U.S. privacy law |
Reuters |
Diane Bartz |
In
a letter to Texas Rep. Joe Barton, Google's chief
lobbyist pledged the company's support of a federal
privacy law, says a Reuters report. The letter states
that Google would support a law aimed at "building
consumer trust and protections; creating a uniform
framework for privacy, which would create consistent
levels of privacy from one jurisdiction to another; and
putting penalties in place to punish and dissuade bad
actors." |
|
6/10/2008 |
Google says it would
support U.S. privacy law |
Reuters |
Diane Bartz |
In
a letter to Texas Rep. Joe Barton, Google's chief
lobbyist pledged the company's support of a federal
privacy law, says a Reuters report. The letter states
that Google would support a law aimed at "building
consumer trust and protections; creating a uniform
framework for privacy, which would create consistent
levels of privacy from one jurisdiction to another; and
putting penalties in place to punish and dissuade bad
actors." |
|
6/6/2008 |
MySpace Privacy Flaw
Exposes Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan Pics |
The Channel Wire |
Stefanie Hoffman |
MySpace and Yahoo have disabled data availability
between the two services until a privacy flaw can be
corrected. MySpace's Data Availability initiative allows
users to share profile information with other sites,
such as Yahoo. |
|
6/6/2008 |
MySpace Privacy Flaw
Exposes Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan Pics |
The Channel Wire |
Stefanie Hoffman |
MySpace and Yahoo have disabled data availability
between the two services until a privacy flaw can be
corrected. MySpace's Data Availability initiative allows
users to share profile information with other sites,
such as Yahoo. |
|
5/16/2008 |
Facebook Disconnects
Google Friend Connect |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
Citing a failure to respect privacy requirements,
Facebook has suspended Friend Connect, the Google
service that adds social features to any Web site. |
|
5/16/2008 |
Facebook Disconnects
Google Friend Connect |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
Citing a failure to respect privacy requirements,
Facebook has suspended Friend Connect, the Google
service that adds social features to any Web site. |
|
5/15/2008 |
Plaxo users worried about
privacy in wake of Comcast buyout |
ARS Technica |
Jacqui Cheng |
Some customers of Plaxo, the online address book and
social networking site, are expressing concern about the
company's agreement to be acquired by Comcast. |
|
5/15/2008 |
Plaxo users worried about
privacy in wake of Comcast buyout |
ARS Technica |
Jacqui Cheng |
Some customers of Plaxo, the online address book and
social networking site, are expressing concern about the
company's agreement to be acquired by Comcast. |
|
5/14/2008 |
How to Make Security And
Privacy Fit Together |
Forbes.com |
Bruce McConnell |
In
his Forbes.com
commentary, former White House IT policy chief Bruce
McConnell makes the case that security and privacy need
not be a zero-sum game. |
|
5/14/2008 |
How to Make Security And
Privacy Fit Together |
Forbes.com |
Bruce McConnell |
In
his Forbes.com
commentary, former White House IT policy chief Bruce
McConnell makes the case that security and privacy need
not be a zero-sum game. |
|
5/12/2008 |
Q&A: Jules Polonetsky,
Chief Privacy Officer, AOL |
InternetNews.com |
Kenneth Corbin |
AOL's Chief Privacy Officer Jules Polonetsky, CIPP, says
he thinks businesses have a chance to prove right now
that they're ready to give consumers control over their
data, perhaps nulling the need for future legislative
controls. |
|
5/12/2008 |
Q&A: Jules Polonetsky,
Chief Privacy Officer, AOL |
InternetNews.com |
Kenneth Corbin |
AOL's Chief Privacy Officer Jules Polonetsky, CIPP, says
he thinks businesses have a chance to prove right now
that they're ready to give consumers control over their
data, perhaps nulling the need for future legislative
controls. |
|
5/8/2008 |
Facebook agrees to Protect
Young Customers |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
Facebook has agreed to better protect young users from
inappropriate material and other users, says a
New York Times
report. As part of the improvements, Facebook chief
privacy officer Chris Kelly said the company will create
technology that helps flag those who falsify their age. |
|
5/8/2008 |
Facebook agrees to Protect
Young Customers |
New York Times |
Brad Stone |
Facebook has agreed to better protect young users from
inappropriate material and other users, says a
New York Times
report. As part of the improvements, Facebook chief
privacy officer Chris Kelly said the company will create
technology that helps flag those who falsify their age. |
|
5/5/2008 |
Internet Says: 'Me Want
Cookie' |
The Wall Street Journal |
L.
Gordon Crovitz |
L.
Gordon Crovitz writes that cookies remain the center of
the online privacy discussion because of the mystery
that surrounds their use and their importance in
tracking consumer activity. |
|
5/5/2008 |
Internet Says: 'Me Want
Cookie' |
The Wall Street Journal |
L.
Gordon Crovitz |
L.
Gordon Crovitz writes that cookies remain the center of
the online privacy discussion because of the mystery
that surrounds their use and their importance in
tracking consumer activity. |
|
5/2/2008 |
The Rise of Alter Egos In
Everybody's Space |
The Washington Post |
Kim
Hart |
After a few years of posting their lives online,
subscribers to online social networking utilities are
starting to change their habits, and some are opting to
start over and apply hard-earned lessons. |
|
5/2/2008 |
The Rise of Alter Egos In
Everybody's Space |
The Washington Post |
Kim
Hart |
After a few years of posting their lives online,
subscribers to online social networking utilities are
starting to change their habits, and some are opting to
start over and apply hard-earned lessons. |
|
4/28/2008 |
Social networking apps can
pose security risks |
The Globe and Mail |
Martha Irvine |
Social networkers might think that as long as they've
set their page as "private," only friends and specific
groups can access it. But if they use applications,
they're also allowing developers into that seemingly
private world. |
|
4/28/2008 |
Social networking apps can
pose security risks |
The Globe and Mail |
Martha Irvine |
Social networkers might think that as long as they've
set their page as "private," only friends and specific
groups can access it. But if they use applications,
they're also allowing developers into that seemingly
private world. |
|
4/23/2008 |
FBI, politicos renew push
for ISP data retention laws |
Cnet News.com |
Declan McCullagh |
FBI Director Robert Mueller and a number of members of
Congress are pushing to require Internet service
providers (ISPs) to retain subscriber activity data
longer in order to provide more options for the
investigation of criminal activity online. |
|
4/23/2008 |
FBI, politicos renew push
for ISP data retention laws |
Cnet News.com |
Declan McCullagh |
FBI Director Robert Mueller and a number of members of
Congress are pushing to require Internet service
providers (ISPs) to retain subscriber activity data
longer in order to provide more options for the
investigation of criminal activity online. |
|
4/16/2008 |
AOL CPO Jules Polonetsky
on Hitting the Privacy Sweet Spot |
E-Commerce News |
Rachelle Crum |
AOL this month launched its "penguin" campaign to
educate users, in a user-friendly manner, about how
their online activities may be tracked and used for
targeting ads. An animated penguin lets users know when
behavioral targeting is happening, and aims to help them
understand how it works and how they can opt out of it. |
|
4/16/2008 |
Phorm hires first chief
provacy officer |
NMA.co.uk |
Suzanne Bearne |
Online tracking company Phorm this week announced the
hiring of a chief privacy officer, the firm's first.
Jeffrey Brooks, formerly DoubleClick's vice president of
privacy and government affairs, was appointed to the
position on Tuesday in a move praised by at least one
industry observer. |
|
4/16/2008 |
AOL CPO Jules Polonetsky
on Hitting the Privacy Sweet Spot |
E-Commerce News |
Rachelle Crum |
AOL this month launched its "penguin" campaign to
educate users, in a user-friendly manner, about how
their online activities may be tracked and used for
targeting ads. An animated penguin lets users know when
behavioral targeting is happening, and aims to help them
understand how it works and how they can opt out of it. |
|
4/16/2008 |
Phorm hires first chief
provacy officer |
NMA.co.uk |
Suzanne Bearne |
Online tracking company Phorm this week announced the
hiring of a chief privacy officer, the firm's first.
Jeffrey Brooks, formerly DoubleClick's vice president of
privacy and government affairs, was appointed to the
position on Tuesday in a move praised by at least one
industry observer. |
|
4/15/2008 |
Consumer groups urge do
not track registry |
Reuters |
Diane Bartz |
Two consumer advocacy groups, the Consumer Federation of
America and the Consumers Union, asked in a letter to
the Federal Trade Commission for the creation of a "Do
Not Track" registry aimed at preventing companies from
collecting consumers' online activity data. |
|
4/15/2008 |
Consumer groups urge do
not track registry |
Reuters |
Diane Bartz |
Two consumer advocacy groups, the Consumer Federation of
America and the Consumers Union, asked in a letter to
the Federal Trade Commission for the creation of a "Do
Not Track" registry aimed at preventing companies from
collecting consumers' online activity data. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Proposed Privacy Standards
Infringe on Rights |
Online Media Daily |
Wendy Davis |
With the possibility of new privacy rules on the
horizon, MediaPost
reports the Newspaper Association of America is weighing
in on the debate. In a letter to the Federal Trade
Commission, the NAA says that proposed privacy rules
could infringe upon the First Amendment rights of
newspapers by restricting advertising, which the
association says is a form of free speech. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Microsoft offers plan for
ad data self-regulation |
E-Commerce News |
Richard Adhikari |
Microsoft has provided the Federal Trade Commission with
its recommendations for online behavioral advertising
self-regulation. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Proposed Privacy Standards
Infringe on Rights |
Online Media Daily |
Wendy Davis |
With the possibility of new privacy rules on the
horizon, MediaPost
reports the Newspaper Association of America is weighing
in on the debate. In a letter to the Federal Trade
Commission, the NAA says that proposed privacy rules
could infringe upon the First Amendment rights of
newspapers by restricting advertising, which the
association says is a form of free speech. |
|
4/14/2008 |
Microsoft offers plan for
ad data self-regulation |
E-Commerce News |
Richard Adhikari |
Microsoft has provided the Federal Trade Commission with
its recommendations for online behavioral advertising
self-regulation. |
|
4/2/2008 |
Americans feel safe
online, says poll |
SC
Magazine |
Sue
Marquette Poremba |
Experts agree on the need for better education about
online security risks after seeing recent poll results
showing that most Americans feel safe online, says an
SC Magazine report. |
|
4/2/2008 |
Americans feel safe
online, says poll |
SC
Magazine |
Sue
Marquette Poremba |
Experts agree on the need for better education about
online security risks after seeing recent poll results
showing that most Americans feel safe online, says an
SC Magazine report. |
|
3/26/2008 |
Google to push privacy
initiatives in U.S. |
Mac World |
Grant Gross |
Search engine and online advertising giant Google is
pushing an aggressive consumer privacy agenda on Capitol
Hill. The company led a group of organizations in
pushing for new privacy legislation in Congress as well
as committed to working with the Federal Trade
Commission on further development of that agency's
online advertising guidelines, which will be finalized
later this year. |
|
3/26/2008 |
Google to push privacy
initiatives in U.S. |
Mac World |
Grant Gross |
Search engine and online advertising giant Google is
pushing an aggressive consumer privacy agenda on Capitol
Hill. The company led a group of organizations in
pushing for new privacy legislation in Congress as well
as committed to working with the Federal Trade
Commission on further development of that agency's
online advertising guidelines, which will be finalized
later this year. |
|
3/24/2008 |
Security lapse exposes
Facebook photos |
MSNBC |
Michael Liedtke |
Despite recent privacy upgrades to Facebook, strangers
were able to view the personal photos of members whose
profiles were thought to be restricted. |
|
3/24/2008 |
Security lapse exposes
Facebook photos |
MSNBC |
Michael Liedtke |
Despite recent privacy upgrades to Facebook, strangers
were able to view the personal photos of members whose
profiles were thought to be restricted. |
|
3/20/2008 |
I.S.P. Tracking:
The Mother of All Privacy Battles |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
In
what is being described as the "Mother of all Privacy
Battles," The New York Times
this week wrote that the looming privacy debate over
tracking consumers online will likely dwarf all other
privacy discussions to date. |
|
3/20/2008 |
Wells Fargo plans to sell
online safes for storing vital records |
Globe and Mail |
Associated Press |
Wells Fargo & Co. plans to roll out an online vault
service, vSafe, this summer. Called vSafe, the service
aims to provide an online alternative to the safe
deposit box, where customers can store digital versions
of their most important files. |
|
3/20/2008 |
College gossip site
totally busted |
MSNBC |
Matt Haynes |
The Web site with the tagline "Always Anonymous. Always
Juicy." finds itself on the radar of New Jersey
prosecutors, who subpoenaed JuicyCampus.com company
records after receiving complaints from alleged victims
of malicious gossip. |
|
3/20/2008 |
A Push to Limit the
Tracking of Web Surfers' Clicks |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would
prohibit Web companies from using without permission
consumers' personal data for targeted advertising
purposes. |
|
3/20/2008 |
I.S.P. Tracking:
The Mother of All Privacy Battles |
New York Times |
Saul Hansell |
In
what is being described as the "Mother of all Privacy
Battles," The New York Times
this week wrote that the looming privacy debate over
tracking consumers online will likely dwarf all other
privacy discussions to date. |
|
3/20/2008 |
Wells Fargo plans to sell
online safes for storing vital records |
Globe and Mail |
Associated Press |
Wells Fargo & Co. plans to roll out an online vault
service, vSafe, this summer. Called vSafe, the service
aims to provide an online alternative to the safe
deposit box, where customers can store digital versions
of their most important files. |
|
3/20/2008 |
College gossip site
totally busted |
MSNBC |
Matt Haynes |
The Web site with the tagline "Always Anonymous. Always
Juicy." finds itself on the radar of New Jersey
prosecutors, who subpoenaed JuicyCampus.com company
records after receiving complaints from alleged victims
of malicious gossip. |
|
3/20/2008 |
A Push to Limit the
Tracking of Web Surfers' Clicks |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would
prohibit Web companies from using without permission
consumers' personal data for targeted advertising
purposes. |
|
3/18/2008 |
Facebook adds privacy
controls, plans chat feature |
Reuters |
Eric Auchard |
Facebook has enhanced its privacy controls to give users
more control over their online profiles. Effective
today, Facebook's 67 million users worldwide will have
the option to exercise preference among "friends" lists
by adjusting the level of personal details various
friends have access to. |
|
3/18/2008 |
Facebook adds privacy
controls, plans chat feature |
Reuters |
Eric Auchard |
Facebook has enhanced its privacy controls to give users
more control over their online profiles. Effective
today, Facebook's 67 million users worldwide will have
the option to exercise preference among "friends" lists
by adjusting the level of personal details various
friends have access to. |
|
3/17/2008 |
ValueClick to Pay $2.9
Million to Settle FTC Charges |
Federal Trade Commission |
Claudia Bourne Farrell |
According to an agency press release, The Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) will collect $2.9 million from online
advertiser ValueClick, Inc., in the largest settlement
to date based on the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act. The agency
charged that ValueClick made deceptive advertising and
e-mail claims and violated federal law. |
|
3/17/2008 |
Web creator rejects net
tracking |
BBC News |
Rory Cellan-Jones |
Internet and World Wide Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee
said this week that he is opposed to technologies that
track Web users' activities online and would change his
Internet service provider if it introduced such
capability. |
|
3/17/2008 |
ValueClick to Pay $2.9
Million to Settle FTC Charges |
Federal Trade Commission |
Claudia Bourne Farrell |
According to an agency press release, The Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) will collect $2.9 million from online
advertiser ValueClick, Inc., in the largest settlement
to date based on the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act. The agency
charged that ValueClick made deceptive advertising and
e-mail claims and violated federal law. |
|
3/17/2008 |
Web creator rejects net
tracking |
BBC News |
Rory Cellan-Jones |
Internet and World Wide Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee
said this week that he is opposed to technologies that
track Web users' activities online and would change his
Internet service provider if it introduced such
capability. |
|
3/14/2008 |
Trend Micro hit by massive
web hack |
Network World |
Robert McMillan |
An
attack on Trend Micro's site last week affected more
than 20,000 legitimate Web pages |
|
3/14/2008 |
Trend Micro hit by massive
web hack |
Network World |
Robert McMillan |
An
attack on Trend Micro's site last week affected more
than 20,000 legitimate Web pages |
|
3/12/2008 |
Zoning the Internet: A New
Approach to Protecting Children Online |
redorbit |
Cheryl Preston |
Cheryl Preston lays out a new approach to protecting
children online by reducing or eliminating minors'
access and exposure to Internet pornography. The
Internet Community Ports Concept uses technology to
"zone" the virtual world into ports, which Internet
users may opt-into. |
|
3/12/2008 |
Zoning the Internet: A New
Approach to Protecting Children Online |
redorbit |
Cheryl Preston |
Cheryl Preston lays out a new approach to protecting
children online by reducing or eliminating minors'
access and exposure to Internet pornography. The
Internet Community Ports Concept uses technology to
"zone" the virtual world into ports, which Internet
users may opt-into. |
|
3/7/2008 |
Show Me Your Cyberspies,
I'll Show You Mine |
Forbes.com |
Andy Greenberg |
Forbes' Andy Greenberg writes that
the Bush Administration, typically furtive on issues of
security, has given hints that it may be willing to open
up on issues of cyber-security and begin to share
information with private industry in an attempt to
coordinate efforts at thwarting cyber-terrorism. |
|
2/25/2008 |
Phishing Crusader Lauds
Senate Bill |
Congress Daily |
Andrew |
According to the National Journal's
Tech Daily Dose, the Anti-Phishing Working Group's Peter
Cassidy has offered his praise of a new bill introduced
in the Senate by senators Ted Stevens, Olympia Snow and
Bill Nelson. |
|
2/25/2008 |
Phishing Crusader Lauds
Senate Bill |
Congress Daily |
Andrew |
According to the National Journal's
Tech Daily Dose, the Anti-Phishing Working Group's Peter
Cassidy has offered his praise of a new bill introduced
in the Senate by senators Ted Stevens, Olympia Snow and
Bill Nelson. |
|
2/19/2008 |
Facebook woes hit privacy
officer |
San Francisco Gate |
Carla Marinucci |
Facebook dominated the headlines this week due to
changes in its Terms of Service agreement that users and
privacy advocates found disconcerting, and that the
company has since rolled back. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Facebook Says It Has Fixed
Deletion Issue |
New York Times |
Maria Aspan |
Enduring backlash from subscribers and critics for an
account deletion process that was both difficult to
navigate and which some alleged did not completely erase
a former subscriber's data, Facebook says they have
fixed the problem. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Opinion: Facebook & Google
Have Different Data Problems |
The Huffington Post |
Ari
Melber |
While Facebook continues to draw the ire of critics over
its account deletion process because of the difficulty
users face when they decide to unsubscribe, Google's
problems stem from its data retention policies which
make it impossible to recover when account data is lost. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Opinion: Facebook Still
Working Through Privacy Issues |
New York Times |
Adam Cohen |
In
an editorial in The New York Times,
Adam Cohen comments on the privacy issues that continue
to dog popular social networking utility Facebook. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Facebook Says It Has Fixed
Deletion Issue |
New York Times |
Maria Aspan |
Enduring backlash from subscribers and critics for an
account deletion process that was both difficult to
navigate and which some alleged did not completely erase
a former subscriber's data, Facebook says they have
fixed the problem. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Opinion: Facebook & Google
Have Different Data Problems |
The Huffington Post |
Ari
Melber |
While Facebook continues to draw the ire of critics over
its account deletion process because of the difficulty
users face when they decide to unsubscribe, Google's
problems stem from its data retention policies which
make it impossible to recover when account data is lost. |
|
2/18/2008 |
Opinion: Facebook Still
Working Through Privacy Issues |
New York Times |
Adam Cohen |
In
an editorial in The New York Times,
Adam Cohen comments on the privacy issues that continue
to dog popular social networking utility Facebook. |
|
2/11/2008 |
Online Dating Services
Contend With Background Checks |
Associated Press |
David Crary |
The Associated Press' David Crary looks at the ongoing
debate within the online dating services industry as the
major players balance the issue of client safety and
privacy. |
|
2/11/2008 |
Online Dating Services
Contend With Background Checks |
Associated Press |
David Crary |
The Associated Press' David Crary looks at the ongoing
debate within the online dating services industry as the
major players balance the issue of client safety and
privacy. |
|
2/8/2008 |
Challenges, Successes As
Facebook Evolves |
Info World |
Juan Carlos Perez |
Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly discusses the
ongoing evolution of the popular social networking
utility, including controversies surrounding its Beacon
behavioral targeting system and efforts to protect users
from sexual predators. |
|
2/8/2008 |
Challenges, Successes As
Facebook Evolves |
Info World |
Juan Carlos Perez |
Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly discusses the
ongoing evolution of the popular social networking
utility, including controversies surrounding its Beacon
behavioral targeting system and efforts to protect users
from sexual predators. |
|
2/5/2008 |
Career Impact Of
Chronicling Personal Exploits Online |
law.com |
Harry Valetk |
IAPP member Harry Valetk examines the professional
implications of engaging in online activities such as
blogging and social networking. |
|
2/5/2008 |
Career Impact Of
Chronicling Personal Exploits Online |
law.com |
Harry Valetk |
IAPP member Harry Valetk examines the professional
implications of engaging in online activities such as
blogging and social networking. |
|
2/1/2008 |
Opinion: Privacy Critical
Factor in Microsoft-Yahoo Merger |
Center for American Progress |
Peter Swire |
Peter Swire says privacy issues will be a critical
factor in the review and approval process for
Microsoft's proposed $44.6 billion bid for online news
and search service, Yahoo. |
|
2/1/2008 |
Microsoft-Yahoo Merger
Faces Anti-Trust Hurdle |
The Mercury News |
Pete Carey |
Microsoft has expressed confidence that its proposed
$44.6 purchase of online news and search service Yahoo
will be approved this year. |
|
2/1/2008 |
Opinion: Privacy Critical
Factor in Microsoft-Yahoo Merger |
Center for American Progress |
Peter Swire |
Peter Swire says privacy issues will be a critical
factor in the review and approval process for
Microsoft's proposed $44.6 billion bid for online news
and search service, Yahoo. |
|
2/1/2008 |
Microsoft-Yahoo Merger
Faces Anti-Trust Hurdle |
The Mercury News |
Pete Carey |
Microsoft has expressed confidence that its proposed
$44.6 purchase of online news and search service Yahoo
will be approved this year. |
|
1/30/2008 |
FTC Announces COPPA
Settlement With Imbee.com |
Federal Trade Commission |
Claudia Bourne Farrell |
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced
it had reached a settlement with Industrious Kid Inc.
for violations of the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA). Industrious Kid operates
imbee.com, a social networking site designed for
children between the ages of 8 and 14. |
|
1/30/2008 |
FTC Announces COPPA
Settlement With Imbee.com |
Federal Trade Commission |
Claudia Bourne Farrell |
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced
it had reached a settlement with Industrious Kid Inc.
for violations of the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act (COPPA). Industrious Kid operates
imbee.com, a social networking site designed for
children between the ages of 8 and 14. |
|
1/29/2008 |
Majority Of Europeans
Worried About Online Privacy |
Theage.com.au |
|
European Union Commissioner of Justice and Home Affairs,
Franco Frattini, says that three out of four Europeans
are worried about posting personal information online. |
|
1/29/2008 |
Majority Of Europeans
Worried About Online Privacy |
Theage.com.au |
|
European Union Commissioner of Justice and Home Affairs,
Franco Frattini, says that three out of four Europeans
are worried about posting personal information online. |
|
1/25/2008 |
EU Likely To OK
GoogleClick |
Reuters |
David Lawsky |
The European Commission is likely to okay the pending
merger between search engine giant Google and
interactive advertising metrics firm DoubleClick. |
|
1/25/2008 |
EU Likely To OK
GoogleClick |
Reuters |
David Lawsky |
The European Commission is likely to okay the pending
merger between search engine giant Google and
interactive advertising metrics firm DoubleClick. |
|
1/24/2008 |
Ask.com Responds To
AskEraser Critics |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Ask.com, with help from the Center for Democracy and
Technology (CDT), has responded to critics who claim
that the company's AskEraser feature presents a privacy
risk by tracking user activity online and providing that
data to advertisers. |
|
1/24/2008 |
Ask.com Responds To
AskEraser Critics |
Computer World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Ask.com, with help from the Center for Democracy and
Technology (CDT), has responded to critics who claim
that the company's AskEraser feature presents a privacy
risk by tracking user activity online and providing that
data to advertisers. |
|
1/23/2008 |
Facebook App Dev Program
Is Privacy Risk |
CNET News.com |
Chris Soghoian |
Social networking utility Facebook may be facing a new
privacy crisis. |
|
1/23/2008 |
Facebook App Dev Program
Is Privacy Risk |
CNET News.com |
Chris Soghoian |
Social networking utility Facebook may be facing a new
privacy crisis. |
|
1/22/2008 |
Groups Claim Ask.com's
Eraser Not As Advertised |
Wired Blog Network |
Ryan Singel |
A
number of privacy watchdog groups have complained to the
Federal Trade Commission that the AskEraser feature of
Ask.com,
which is supposed to facilitate anonymous use of the
company's search engine, does not function as
advertised. |
|
1/22/2008 |
Groups Claim Ask.com's
Eraser Not As Advertised |
Wired Blog Network |
Ryan Singel |
A
number of privacy watchdog groups have complained to the
Federal Trade Commission that the AskEraser feature of
Ask.com,
which is supposed to facilitate anonymous use of the
company's search engine, does not function as
advertised. |
|
1/15/2008 |
MySpace Strikes Safety
Deal With State AGs |
The Boston Globe |
Jonathan Saltzman |
Social networking utility Web site MySpace has reached
an agreement with the attorneys general of 49 states to
implement rules designed to provide greater parental
controls and protect children from the actions of sexual
predators. |
|
1/15/2008 |
MySpace Strikes Safety
Deal With State AGs |
The Boston Globe |
Jonathan Saltzman |
Social networking utility Web site MySpace has reached
an agreement with the attorneys general of 49 states to
implement rules designed to provide greater parental
controls and protect children from the actions of sexual
predators. |
|
1/14/2008 |
Connecticut Considers
Search Engine Opt-Out Registry |
DM
News |
Dianna Dilworth |
Responding to constituent complaints over the appearance
of personal information in search engines and online
informational services, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell
has called for an "opt-out" registry for Nutmeg State
residents. |
|
1/14/2008 |
Connecticut Considers
Search Engine Opt-Out Registry |
DM
News |
Dianna Dilworth |
Responding to constituent complaints over the appearance
of personal information in search engines and online
informational services, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell
has called for an "opt-out" registry for Nutmeg State
residents. |
|
1/10/2008 |
MySpace Subpoenaed In Teen
Suicide Case |
vnunet.com |
Iain Thomson |
A
federal grand jury has subpoenaed MySpace in the ongoing
investigation into the online harassment and suicide of
teenager Megan Meier. |
|
1/10/2008 |
MySpace Subpoenaed In Teen
Suicide Case |
vnunet.com |
Iain Thomson |
A
federal grand jury has subpoenaed MySpace in the ongoing
investigation into the online harassment and suicide of
teenager Megan Meier. |
|
1/3/2008 |
Opinion: Sharing
Responsibility For Protecting Personal Information
Online |
Cerosmedia.com |
Scott Charney |
Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy
Computing, shares his views in this
WorldFinance op-ed on the
shared responsibility of governments, businesses and
individuals to protect sensitive information online. |
|
1/3/2008 |
Opinion: Sharing
Responsibility For Protecting Personal Information
Online |
Cerosmedia.com |
Scott Charney |
Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy
Computing, shares his views in this
WorldFinance op-ed on the
shared responsibility of governments, businesses and
individuals to protect sensitive information online. |
|
1/2/2008 |
Anti-Spyware Researcher
Finds Fault With Marketing Software |
business.ca |
Robert MacMillan |
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ben Edelman
has written a critical analysis of Sears's marketing
software on the basis that it does not meet Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) standards that require
notification of users about what exactly results when
they download the software. |
|
1/2/2008 |
Anti-Spyware Researcher
Finds Fault With Marketing Software |
business.ca |
Robert MacMillan |
Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ben Edelman
has written a critical analysis of Sears's marketing
software on the basis that it does not meet Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) standards that require
notification of users about what exactly results when
they download the software. |
|
12/30/2007 |
Facebook Enhances Choice
In Response To Beacon Complaints |
The ClickZ Network |
Zachary Rodgers |
Facebook has changed the way its new online advertising
program works by giving users more control over which
online activities will be broadcast to their friends. |
|
12/30/2007 |
Peter Fleischer's Privacy
Mission For Google |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Verne Kopytoff |
A
profile of Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy
Counsel, about his privacy agenda during a year that
launched the "Internet privacy wars." |
|
12/30/2007 |
Facebook Enhances Choice
In Response To Beacon Complaints |
The ClickZ Network |
Zachary Rodgers |
Facebook has changed the way its new online advertising
program works by giving users more control over which
online activities will be broadcast to their friends. |
|
12/30/2007 |
Peter Fleischer's Privacy
Mission For Google |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Verne Kopytoff |
A
profile of Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy
Counsel, about his privacy agenda during a year that
launched the "Internet privacy wars." |
|
12/20/2007 |
FTC Releases Online
Behavioral Ad Guidelines |
Information Week |
K.C. Jones |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking for
comments on its just-released guidelines for online
behavioral advertising. |
|
12/20/2007 |
Google Turns To YouTube
Privacy Channel To Reach Users |
CNET News.com |
Elinor Mills |
Google's YouTube privacy videos are helping users to
better understand online privacy issues. |
|
12/20/2007 |
FTC Releases Online
Behavioral Ad Guidelines |
Information Week |
K.C. Jones |
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking for
comments on its just-released guidelines for online
behavioral advertising. |
|
12/20/2007 |
Google Turns To YouTube
Privacy Channel To Reach Users |
CNET News.com |
Elinor Mills |
Google's YouTube privacy videos are helping users to
better understand online privacy issues. |
|
12/18/2007 |
Google-DoubleClick Merger
Continues to Draw Opposition |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
Critics of the Google-DoubleClick merger are expecting
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review the privacy
implications of the deal. |
|
12/18/2007 |
Tech Workers To
Government: Keep Out Of Internet Regulation, Including
Privacy |
CNET News.com |
Anne Broache |
A
recent poll of 600 information technology workers
conducted for the Computing Technology Industry
Association has found that its members are generally
hands-off when it comes to government regulation of the
Internet. |
|
12/18/2007 |
Google-DoubleClick Merger
Continues to Draw Opposition |
PC
Magazine |
Chloe Albanesius |
Critics of the Google-DoubleClick merger are expecting
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review the privacy
implications of the deal. |
|
12/18/2007 |
Tech Workers To
Government: Keep Out Of Internet Regulation, Including
Privacy |
CNET News.com |
Anne Broache |
A
recent poll of 600 information technology workers
conducted for the Computing Technology Industry
Association has found that its members are generally
hands-off when it comes to government regulation of the
Internet. |
|
12/17/2007 |
Pew Study: People Sharing
More Personal Information Online |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Ellen Lee |
A
Pew Internet & American Life Project survey indicates
that nearly half of the online adult population has
researched themselves or someone they know online. |
|
12/17/2007 |
Pew Study: People Sharing
More Personal Information Online |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Ellen Lee |
A
Pew Internet & American Life Project survey indicates
that nearly half of the online adult population has
researched themselves or someone they know online. |
|
12/14/2007 |
Profile Of An Expert Data
Miner |
Business Week.com |
Catherine Holahan |
A
profile of Usama Fayyad, Yahoo's Chief Data Officer, who
is responsible for achieving ways to make money from the
mega amounts of information the search engine collects
from the 500 million users who visit its site monthly. |
|
12/14/2007 |
Report: Security Becoming
Business Tool |
Wall Street Technology |
Kelly Jackson Higgins |
Compliance, privacy and data protection, and meeting
business objectives are top three drivers for security |
|
12/14/2007 |
Profile Of An Expert Data
Miner |
Business Week.com |
Catherine Holahan |
A
profile of Usama Fayyad, Yahoo's Chief Data Officer, who
is responsible for achieving ways to make money from the
mega amounts of information the search engine collects
from the 500 million users who visit its site monthly. |
|
12/14/2007 |
Report: Security Becoming
Business Tool |
Wall Street Technology |
Kelly Jackson Higgins |
Compliance, privacy and data protection, and meeting
business objectives are top three drivers for security |
|
12/13/2007 |
Congressman Says Google Is
Resisting Deal Inquiry |
New York Times |
|
Google representatives gave aides to the House Energy
and Commerce Committee a "chilly response" when they
sought a meeting with the company on its proposed $3.1
billion acquisition of DoubleClick. |
|
12/13/2007 |
Congressman Says Google Is
Resisting Deal Inquiry |
New York Times |
|
Google representatives gave aides to the House Energy
and Commerce Committee a "chilly response" when they
sought a meeting with the company on its proposed $3.1
billion acquisition of DoubleClick. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Ask.com Pitches Privacy To
Users |
The Boston Globe |
Associated Press |
Ask.com is unveiling a new privacy control known as
AskEraser, which kills users' search requests from the
search engine's systems within a few hours. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Google's Street View
Launches In Boston Today |
The Boston Globe |
Robert Weisman |
Internet users today will be able to see street images
of Boston and surrounding communities on Google Maps.
Privacy advocates have expressed concerns about the
service, which already is up and running in 15 other
cities across the U.S. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Ask.com Pitches Privacy To
Users |
The Boston Globe |
Associated Press |
Ask.com is unveiling a new privacy control known as
AskEraser, which kills users' search requests from the
search engine's systems within a few hours. |
|
12/11/2007 |
Google's Street View
Launches In Boston Today |
The Boston Globe |
Robert Weisman |
Internet users today will be able to see street images
of Boston and surrounding communities on Google Maps.
Privacy advocates have expressed concerns about the
service, which already is up and running in 15 other
cities across the U.S. |
|
12/10/2007 |
Flirting With An
Information Disaster |
vnunet.com |
Ian
Williams |
Online security firm PC Tools is warning that a new
software program developed in Russia is masquerading as
a flirtatious potential partner in a ruse to quickly
collect personal information from unsuspecting users who
frequent online dating sites. |
|
12/10/2007 |
Flirting With An
Information Disaster |
vnunet.com |
Ian
Williams |
Online security firm PC Tools is warning that a new
software program developed in Russia is masquerading as
a flirtatious potential partner in a ruse to quickly
collect personal information from unsuspecting users who
frequent online dating sites. |
|
12/6/2007 |
Facebook Founder
Apologizes To Users For Beacon Roll-Out |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive of
Facebook, has apologized to users in a blog post for the
way it unveiled Beacon, a service that tracks its
members' online behavior and then alerts other users
about the activities. |
|
12/6/2007 |
Facebook Founder
Apologizes To Users For Beacon Roll-Out |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive of
Facebook, has apologized to users in a blog post for the
way it unveiled Beacon, a service that tracks its
members' online behavior and then alerts other users
about the activities. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Privacy Groups May File
FTC Complaint Against Facebook |
Media Post Publications |
Wendy Davis |
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the
Center for Digital Democracy are planning to file
complaints with the FTC protesting Facebook's SocialAds,
which alert members when their friends have signed on as
"fans" of certain marketers, and Beacon ads, which alert
members to their friends' off-site purchases. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Changes To Facebook's
Beacon Service Under Discussion |
Business Week |
Catherine Holahan |
Criticism of Facebook's planned changes to a new
advertising tool that would publicize users' Web
activities and purchases to their friends has forced
discussions about possible changes to the new service. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Privacy Advocates Express
Concerns About Google's New Online File Storage |
newsfactor.com |
Frederick Lane |
Google has declined to comment on a report in the
Wall Street Journal
about a new service it is offering to users that
involves storing their information on the company's
servers. The story indicated that the new service would
allow users to store photos and files on the company's
servers. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Privacy Groups May File
FTC Complaint Against Facebook |
Media Post Publications |
Wendy Davis |
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the
Center for Digital Democracy are planning to file
complaints with the FTC protesting Facebook's SocialAds,
which alert members when their friends have signed on as
"fans" of certain marketers, and Beacon ads, which alert
members to their friends' off-site purchases. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Changes To Facebook's
Beacon Service Under Discussion |
Business Week |
Catherine Holahan |
Criticism of Facebook's planned changes to a new
advertising tool that would publicize users' Web
activities and purchases to their friends has forced
discussions about possible changes to the new service. |
|
11/28/2007 |
Privacy Advocates Express
Concerns About Google's New Online File Storage |
newsfactor.com |
Frederick Lane |
Google has declined to comment on a report in the
Wall Street Journal
about a new service it is offering to users that
involves storing their information on the company's
servers. The story indicated that the new service would
allow users to store photos and files on the company's
servers. |
|
11/26/2007 |
Microsoft's Peter Cullen
and IAPP's Trevor Hughes Discuss Data Governance |
The Data Privacy Imperative |
Brendon Lynch |
J.
Trevor Hughes, CIPP, Executive Director of IAPP and
Peter Cullen, CIPP, Chief Privacy Strategist of
Microsoft, recorded a video at the IAPP Privacy Academy
last month, discussing how different roles within
organizations are collaborating to protect personal
information. The video also touches on other challenges
facing privacy professionals today. |
|
11/26/2007 |
Microsoft's Peter Cullen
and IAPP's Trevor Hughes Discuss Data Governance |
The Data Privacy Imperative |
Brendon Lynch |
J.
Trevor Hughes, CIPP, Executive Director of IAPP and
Peter Cullen, CIPP, Chief Privacy Strategist of
Microsoft, recorded a video at the IAPP Privacy Academy
last month, discussing how different roles within
organizations are collaborating to protect personal
information. The video also touches on other challenges
facing privacy professionals today. |
|
11/23/2007 |
Research: The Relationship
Between Trust And Self Disclosure Online |
The Economic Times |
|
Research conducted as part of a project titled "Privacy
and Self-Disclosure Online," has found that users who
previously were reluctant to reveal personal information
online, would accept losses to their privacy if they
trust the recipient of the personal information,
according to Dr. Adam Joinson, who led the study. |
|
11/23/2007 |
Research: The Relationship
Between Trust And Self Disclosure Online |
The Economic Times |
|
Research conducted as part of a project titled "Privacy
and Self-Disclosure Online," has found that users who
previously were reluctant to reveal personal information
online, would accept losses to their privacy if they
trust the recipient of the personal information,
according to Dr. Adam Joinson, who led the study. |
|
11/20/2007 |
ICO Confirms Facebook
Probe |
The Redgister |
John Oates |
Following up on a television report earlier this week,
The Register
has confirmed that a British user
has encountered difficulty deleting his account details,
leading to the lodging of a complaint with the
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). |
|
11/20/2007 |
Facebook, MoveOn.org
Tangle Over New Social Advertising Feature |
CNET News.com |
Caroline McCarthy |
After criticism from MoveOn.org about its new social
advertising feature known as Beacon, Facebook is
fighting back, saying in a statement that the service
"gives users an easy way to share relevant information
from other sites with their friends on Facebook." |
|
11/20/2007 |
ICO Confirms Facebook
Probe |
The Register |
John Oates |
Following up on a television report earlier this week,
The Register
has confirmed that a British user
has encountered difficulty deleting his account details,
leading to the lodging of a complaint with the
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). |
|
11/20/2007 |
Facebook, MoveOn.org
Tangle Over New Social Advertising Feature |
CNET News.com |
Caroline McCarthy |
After criticism from MoveOn.org about its new social
advertising feature known as Beacon, Facebook is
fighting back, saying in a statement that the service
"gives users an easy way to share relevant information
from other sites with their friends on Facebook." |
|
11/13/2007 |
Groups Ask FTC To
Investigate Online Advertising Plans |
Computer World |
Heather Havenstein |
The Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public
Interest Research Group are challenging new advertising
schemes announced by MySpace and Facebook, saying the
plans fail to take into account consumer privacy. |
|
11/13/2007 |
Groups Ask FTC To
Investigate Online Advertising Plans |
Computer World |
Heather Havenstein |
The Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public
Interest Research Group are challenging new advertising
schemes announced by MySpace and Facebook, saying the
plans fail to take into account consumer privacy. |
|
11/12/2007 |
Opinion: Social Networking
Site Leverages Users For Advertising Purposes |
Sci-Tech Today |
Frederick Lane |
Reaction to Facebook's Social Ad system, which has the
capability to report to others what product or service a
particular user bought online. |
|
11/12/2007 |
Opinion: Social Networking
Site Leverages Users For Advertising Purposes |
Sci-Tech Today |
Frederick Lane |
Reaction to Facebook's Social Ad system, which has the
capability to report to others what product or service a
particular user bought online. |
|
11/6/2007 |
Congressman Calls For
Hearing To Explore Privacy Implications Of
Google-DoubleClick Merger |
Reuters |
Julie Vorman |
Rep. Joe Barton R-Texas, said that Congress should hold
a hearing to examine the privacy impacts of the proposed
Google-DoubleClick merger. Barton, who is the ranking
Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee,
said in a statement that the merger would "produce a
single commercial entity that can know more about you
and me than nearly everybody but mom and the IRS." |
|
11/6/2007 |
Congressman Calls For
Hearing To Explore Privacy Implications Of
Google-DoubleClick Merger |
Reuters |
Julie Vorman |
Rep. Joe Barton R-Texas, said that Congress should hold
a hearing to examine the privacy impacts of the proposed
Google-DoubleClick merger. Barton, who is the ranking
Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee,
said in a statement that the merger would "produce a
single commercial entity that can know more about you
and me than nearly everybody but mom and the IRS." |
|
11/2/2007 |
Debate Persists On
Effectiveness Of Privacy Policies |
Mac World |
Grant Gross |
Panelists discussed the need for more effective privacy
policies on Web sites during a FTC workshop on targeted
online advertising, according to this IDG article. |
|
11/2/2007 |
Debate Persists On
Effectiveness Of Privacy Policies |
Mac World |
Grant Gross |
Panelists discussed the need for more effective privacy
policies on Web sites during a FTC workshop on targeted
online advertising, according to this IDG article. |
|
11/1/2007 |
Opinion: The Challenges Of
Identity |
Cnet News.com |
Gordon Haff |
Gordon Haff writes in this
CNETnews.com blog about
anonymity on the Internet in response to a Facebook
decision to ban someone for using a pseudonym. |
|
11/1/2007 |
Opinion: The Challenges Of
Identity |
Cnet News.com |
Gordon Haff |
Gordon Haff writes in this
CNETnews.com blog about
anonymity on the Internet in response to a Facebook
decision to ban someone for using a pseudonym. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Online Marketers Joining
Internet Privacy Efforts |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
AOL is launching a new Web site that will allow
consumers to opt-out of lists run by the largest online
advertising networks. Consumers who opt out of the lists
will be able to prevent marketers from using their Web
surfing habits to tailor ad content for them. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Nine Groups Seek
Do-Not-Track List |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
Consumer groups are proposing a do-not-track list that
would allow consumers to avoid behavioral targeting
practices that assist marketers in tailoring advertising
content to specific users based on their Web surfing
habits. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Google Explains Privacy
Policies on New YouTube Privacy Channel |
Webware |
Elinor Mills |
On
the eve of a two-day FTC town hall meeting on behavioral
ad targeting and its privacy implications, Google
launched a privacy channel on YouTube in an effort to
educate consumers about its privacy practices. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Online Marketers Joining
Internet Privacy Efforts |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
AOL is launching a new Web site that will allow
consumers to opt-out of lists run by the largest online
advertising networks. Consumers who opt out of the lists
will be able to prevent marketers from using their Web
surfing habits to tailor ad content for them. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Nine Groups Seek
Do-Not-Track List |
New York Times |
Louise Story |
Consumer groups are proposing a do-not-track list that
would allow consumers to avoid behavioral targeting
practices that assist marketers in tailoring advertising
content to specific users based on their Web surfing
habits. |
|
10/31/2007 |
Google Explains Privacy
Policies on New YouTube Privacy Channel |
Webware |
Elinor Mills |
On
the eve of a two-day FTC town hall meeting on behavioral
ad targeting and its privacy implications, Google
launched a privacy channel on YouTube in an effort to
educate consumers about its privacy practices. |
|
10/29/2007 |
Data Encryptions Adoption
Grows |
Network World |
Cara Garretson |
This NetworkWorld
article on the activity around encryption technology
suggests that companies are increasingly embracing it as
a major aspect of their security infrastructure. |
|
10/29/2007 |
Data Encryptions Adoption
Grows |
Network World |
Cara Garretson |
This NetworkWorld
article on the activity around encryption technology
suggests that companies are increasingly embracing it as
a major aspect of their security infrastructure. |
|
10/23/2007 |
Microsoft pitches
collaboration on data privacy to 2 allied groups |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Tom
Abate |
Microsoft this week delivered a coordinated cybercrime
message in two locations - to privacy pros attending the
IAPP Privacy Academy 2007 in San Francisco and to a data
security group meeting in London. |
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10/23/2007 |
Microsoft pitches
collaboration on data privacy to 2 allied groups |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Tom
Abate |
Microsoft this week delivered a coordinated cybercrime
message in two locations - to privacy pros attending the
IAPP Privacy Academy 2007 in San Francisco and to a data
security group meeting in London. |
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10/22/2007 |
Privacy & Security Law
Report |
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Two authorities on Internet Protocol version 6, which
will transform the Internet and create a new realm of
data and security considerations, are joining other
speakers today on a panel at the IAPP's Privacy Academy
2007 in San Francisco. |
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10/22/2007 |
Privacy & Security Law
Report |
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Two authorities on Internet Protocol version 6, which
will transform the Internet and create a new realm of
data and security considerations, are joining other
speakers today on a panel at the IAPP's Privacy Academy
2007 in San Francisco. |
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10/19/2007 |
Consumers lack trust in
e-mail, but still use it daily: Habeas report |
DM
News |
Dianna Dilworth |
A
study by reputation services firm Habeas and IPSOS has
found that while email is one of the most popular
consumer solutions, they do not entirely trust it,
partly because of privacy concerns, according to this
DMNews
article. |
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10/19/2007 |
Consumers lack trust in
e-mail, but still use it daily: Habeas report |
DM
News |
Dianna Dilworth |
A
study by reputation services firm Habeas and IPSOS has
found that while email is one of the most popular
consumer solutions, they do not entirely trust it,
partly because of privacy concerns, according to this
DMNews
article. |
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10/17/2007 |
Facebook agrees to More
Safeguards |
New York Times |
Anne Barnard |
As
part of a settlement with New York Attorney General
Andrew Cuomo, Facebook has agreed to "post sterner
warnings about the dangers to children using the site"
and to more quickly respond to complaints about
inappropriate messages. |
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10/14/2007 |
Chris Hoofnagle on Privacy
& Search Engines |
O'Reilly Radar |
Tim
O'Reilly |
This article highlights a lecture on Privacy and Search
Engines that Chris Hoofnagle gave earlier this week to a
class at Berkeley. |
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10/14/2007 |
Chris Hoofnagle on Privacy
& Search Engines |
O'Reilly Radar |
Tim
O'Reilly |
This article highlights a lecture on Privacy and Search
Engines that Chris Hoofnagle gave earlier this week to a
class at Berkeley. |
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10/3/2007 |
Facebook Privacy Settings
Put Users At Risk |
Information Week |
Sharon Gaudon |
Sophos researchers are recommending that Facebook make
changes to its default privacy settings after reaching a
determination that far too many users are leaving
exposed too much personal information. |
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10/2/2007 |
NY AG targets Facebook on
Privacy Issues |
DM
News |
Diana Dilworth |
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is conducting an
investigation into representations Facebook is making to
its users about the site's safety and privacy
safeguards. |
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10/1/2007 |
Job websites misuse data
on resumes, break privacy rules |
Boston Globe |
Ross Kerber |
This Boston Globe
article profiles a problem that is on the rise: job
seekers who post their resumes online are becoming
targets of unwanted marketing pitches. |
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10/1/2007 |
Google proposes 'crumbled
cookies' in privacy pledge |
The Register |
Out-law.com |
Google's Chief Legal Officer David Drummond submitted a
document to the U.S. Senate last week that proposes a
number of measures to mitigate privacy concerns that
have escalated since the announcement of the company's
proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. |
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9/27/2007 |
eBay:
Phishing likely to blame for members' data theft |
Info World |
Juan Carlos Perez |
Security experts for eBay have determined that the
information of 1,200 members that was stolen earlier
this week was likely obtained through an online phishing
scam. On Tuesday, a fraudster posted confidential
information, including names, addresses, user IDs and
credit card numbers on an eBay discussion forum. |
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9/26/2007 |
Who Best Safeguards the
Privacy of your Web Mail? |
PC
World |
Eric Larkin |
This PC World
story examines the privacy policies of three of the
major free email services -- Google, Microsoft and Yahoo
-- to determine how much personal information is
collected, how that information is used for ad targeting
and how long it takes to completely delete an email. |
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9/23/2007 |
Seeking the key to web
privacy |
FT.com |
Kevin Allison |
This comprehensive Financial Times
article looks at the recent efforts of search engine
companies to differentiate themselves on privacy
practices in the face of increasing criticism from
consumers and regulators. |
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9/18/2007 |
Facebook, MySpace users
will trade privacy for features |
ComputerWorld |
Heather Havenstein |
New research from Pace University has found that
Facebook and MySpace users will allow the sites to sell
their personal information in exchange for use of the
sites' social networking offerings. |
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9/13/2007 |
Google proposes global
privacy standard |
CNET News.com |
Elinor Mills |
Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy Counsel and a
member of the IAPP board, briefed reporters Thursday on
Google's proposal to "create minimum global standards,
partly by law and partly by self-regulation."
The proposal, which is closely modeled on the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Privacy
Framework, is intended to promote privacy standards that
"focus on actual harms to consumer privacy," according
to Fleischer. |
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9/11/2007 |
Microsoft gets patent for
automated privacy updates |
Information Week |
Paul McDougall |
The federal patent office released documents this week
that indicate Microsoft has received a patent for a
system that notifies users automatically of any changes
to their application's privacy policies. |
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9/11/2007 |
Facebook Parts Walled
Garden, Triggers Privacy Concerns |
eweek.com |
Clint Boulton |
Facebook's recent announcement that non-members will be
able to search for a Facebook user's name and picture by
using search engines such as Google, Yahoo or MSN is
prompting some criticism from people concerned about
privacy. |
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9/6/2007 |
TRUSTe offers alternative
for displaced Better Business Bureau Privacy Seal
Program Participants |
The Earth Times |
Morgan McDowell |
The Better Business Bureau has announced that it is
rolling its BBBOnline Privacy seal program into its
BBBOnline Reliability program, which shifts its focus
from validation and certification of privacy practices
to general business practices. |
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9/4/2007 |
People search engine
Rapleaf revises privacy policy |
CNET News.com |
Stefanie Olsen |
Rapleaf, a specialized search engine that allows users
to obtain names, ages and social network memberships of
individuals, has changed its privacy policy in response
to inquires from CNET News.com.
The new language now reveals the relationship between
the search engine and TrustFuse, which was a separate
part of the business that sells personally identifiable
data about Internet users. |
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8/29/2007 |
ICANN's Privacy Reforms
for WHOIS Stalled Again |
PC
World |
Jaikumar Vijayan |
Its mission was to chart a course of reform over privacy
changes to the WHOIS database. However, a working group
set up by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers has been unable to agree on a plan to move
forward with changes. |
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8/24/2007 |
WHOIS privacy reform
reaches dead end |
ARS Technica |
Jacqui Cheng |
Reforms to the WHOIS registry are unlikely "as long as
the registrars have a commercial interest in the
outcome," writes Jacqui Cheng of ARS
Technica. The WHOIS Working
group recently released its Final Outcomes Report, which
describes the negotiations and disagreements among 70
users, service providers and law enforcement personnel. |
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8/23/2007 |
Encryption strategies for
preventing laptop data leaks |
SearchSecurity.com |
Lisa Phifer |
Lisa Phifer, Vice President of Core Competence,
describes the different kinds of encryption and their
advantages and drawbacks. |
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8/23/2007 |
Google charges Street View
privacy policy |
Out-law.com |
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Marissa Mayer, Google's Vice President of Search
Products and User Experience, told
CNET News.com that the
company has changed its privacy policy to accommodate
requests from users to remove faces or car license
plates from its Street View product. |
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8/17/2007 |
CIA, FBI computers used
for Wikipedia edits |
CNET News.com |
Reuters |
A
new tracing program known as WikiScanner has detected
use of CIA and FBI computers to make edits to entries
about the Iraq war the Guantanamo prison, according to
this Reuters article. |
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8/16/2007 |
Lack of Online Privacy can
be a Good Thing |
CNBC |
Julia Boorstin |
This CNBC post lauds a new company's efforts to bring
accountability to Wiki edits by uncovering the people
and the companies behind the changes. Julia Boorstin
writes in her MediaMoney post that despite the concerns
about the lack of online privacy, "sometimes our actions
online should be transparent." |
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8/14/2007 |
Electronic Communications,
Privacy, Data Protection, and More:
Court Issues MySpace Injunction Against Wallace |
SPAMNOTES.com |
Venkat |
A
federal district court judge recently issued an
injunction against Sanford Wallace for allegedly using
MySpace to send 400,000 spam messages and to post
890,000 spam comments on MySpace users' profiles. |
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8/9/2007 |
Google explains privacy
policy on YouTube |
ZDNET.co.uk |
Tom
Espiner |
Attempting to reach "non-techies," Peter Fleischer,
Google's Global Privacy Counsel and an IAPP Board
member, wrote in a blog post that the company posted a
YouTube video to explain "cookies, IP addresses, and
logs." |
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8/8/2007 |
Search Engine Privacy
Policies Improving |
PC
World |
Grant Gross |
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is giving
a thumbs-up to recent changes search engine companies
are making to their privacy policies, including new
limits on data retention. |
|
7/25/2007 |
Yahoo joins Google,
Microsoft in changing privacy policy |
ComputerWorld |
Linda Rosencrance |
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|
7/19/2007 |
Long Inquiry Road Ahead
for Google - DoubleClick |
InternetNews.com |
Roy
Mark |
In
a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman
Deborah Platt Majoras, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill.,
said the proposed Google-DoubleClick merger is causing
"widespread concern." |
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7/17/2007 |
Google tries to tame its
'cookie monster' |
TimesOnline |
Ryhs Blakely |
In
the next few weeks, Google will change its policy on the
longevity of its cookies. In recent months, as EU
privacy watchdogs took aim at search engines' privacy
policies, the company has announced changes intended to
bolster its privacy practices. |
|
7/17/2007 |
Google cookies will 'auto
delete' |
BBC News |
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Google has announced that its cookies will delete
automatically after two years, significantly cutting the
former deletion date of 2038. |
|
7/3/2007 |
Yahoo Unveils Personalized
Ads |
Washington Post |
Kendra Marr |
Yahoo now will be able to offer personalized
advertisements to users based on their searches,
according to The Washington Post.
The goal is to offer users content that is more relevant
to them while allowing marketers to more easily target
their audience with better results. |
|
6/12/2007 |
Poor privacy grade
reflects Google's Growing Power |
Wired Blog Network |
Ryan Singel |
Simon Davies, Privacy International's Director, said in
this Wired
story that Google's rating at the
bottom of 28 online companies whose privacy and data
retention policies it rated is in large part a
reflection of the company's power and influence. |
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1/31/2007 |
Privacy Changes To
Internet's Domain-Name System Put On Hold |
Washington Post.com |
Brian Krebs |
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) did not act on a proposal to limit the amount of
personal information in the WHOIS database, which
records information about Web site registrants. |
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1/31/2007 |
Privacy Changes To
Internet's Domain-Name System Put On Hold |
Washington Post.com |
Brian Krebs |
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) did not act on a proposal to limit the amount of
personal information in the WHOIS database, which
records information about Web site registrants. |