Electronic Privacy Information Center
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eTour accused of privacy violation
News Direct marketing company eTour violated its privacy policy when it sold some personal information about its 4.5 million customers to Ask Jeeves this week, a privacy watchdog group alleged.
UK police force's Facebook app raises privacy concerns
News Greater Manchester Police has become the first U.K. police force to establish a presence on Facebook, but critics have warned of the privacy implications.
Tags: Web 2.0, Privacy, Local Government
Intel to phase out serial number feature
News Intel will phase out its practice of stamping serial numbers on its processors with the next generation of chips, the final chapter in a public relations fiasco.
Campaigners call for Google privacy policy link
News A conglomerate of privacy groups has called for the search giant to link to its privacy policy from its homepage.
Tags: Web services, Web sites, Privacy, Google Inc., Privacy, Privacy Policy, Privacy Information, Advertisement, Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Experts: US Homeland Security needs fresh ideas on cybersecurity
News A successful public-private partnership to combat cyberthreats will require more trust and forward-looking ideas, policy experts say referring to Homeland Security.
Tags: Hacking, Firewalls, Web 2.0, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, cyberthreats, accountability, DHS Cybersecurity Initiative, Marc Rotenberg
Facebook backs down on privacy terms
News CEO of the social networking service said in a blog post Wednesday that the company would return, for now, to its previous privacy policy.
Tags: Privacy, Web sites, Web 2.0, Terms Of Service, FTC, Term, social networking, Mark Zuckerberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Facebook
Google homepage link mollifies privacy campaigners
News Privacy bodies have welcomed the addition of a link on Google's homepage to the company's Privacy Center Web page.
Tags: Web logs, Policy and management, Privacy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., Privacy Policy, Ask.com, Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Privacy activist asks US regulators to halt Google apps
News Electronic Privacy Information Center wants Federal Trade Commission to pull the plug on Google cloud-computing services until government-mandated "safeguards are verifiably established."
Tags: Privacy, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, FTC, EPIC, Privacy Activist, Regulator, Privacy Advocacy Group, Marc Rotenberg, Google Apps
Facebook's about-face: Change we can believe in?
News commentary After a change to the social network's terms of service sparks outrage, company decides to switch language back and says more modifications are on the way.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Terms Of Service, photograph, social networking, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, CEO, network, blog
Facebook Connect: Your 8,000 hidden friends
News Do Facebook Connect users understand how extensively their profiles and activities are used by third parties?
Tags: Privacy, MySpace, Site, Google Inc., User Data, Advertisement, social networking, movie, Facebook, network
FTC investigating DoubleClick's data-collection practices
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Armey voices concern about Carnivore
News The House majority leader tells US Attorney General John Ashcroft that the FBI's use of the controversial email surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
US House leader issues e-surveillance warning
News US Attorney General John Ashcroft is on notice that the FBI's use of the controversial email surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
Lawsuit filed to block "Internet wiretaps"
News Civil liberties groups have asked a federal appeals court to block recently adopted rules that allow the U.S. government to monitor the Internet and other communications systems.
Top Web sites compromise consumer privacy
News Online holiday shopping is expected to deliver record sales for e-tailers this year, but a new study finds it may put consumers' privacy at risk.
