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Open Book Alliance to veto Google book deal
News Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo join forces with library and author groups to oppose Google's settlement with publishing groups over digital book scanning.
Tags: Software, Web sites, Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Software, antitrust, PeopleSoft Inc., Wall Street Journal, Web 2.0
The week in review: 3Com to spin off Palm Computing
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With RFID, corporate might makes right
News Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in Baltimore to push development of controversial tagging technology.
Tags: RFID
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
Google, Yahoo to appear before US Congress on ad data
News Facebook will join the two search leaders and privacy advocates to explain to U.S. Congress how they collect and protect data gathered as part of behavioral advertising.
Tags: Politics, Data security, Internet Advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Princeton University, Advertisement, U.S. House of Representatives, Internet, U.S. Congress
US regulator questions cloud computing security
News U.S. federal and international regulators have suggested they may have to re-examine privacy and security standards to take into account cloud computing.
Tags: Data security, Security, Google Inc., European Union, Cloud Computing, FTC, Regulator, Marc Rotenberg, Washington, data protection
US Senate approves electronic ID card bill
News Last-minute attempt fails to derail the bill, which with President Bush's signature would require federalized IDs for all Americans.
Tags: Security, Biometrics
Google adding search privacy protections
News Privacy experts say the plan is a step in the right direction, but more could be done.
Tags: Hacking, Viruses and worms, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Privacy, SMB
RFID gets a reality check
News At Baltimore pow-wow, hype over new electronic tracking technology is tempered by concerns about cost, privacy and quality.
Tags: RFID
Privacy questions arise as RFID hits stores
News Companies brace for privacy debate as potentially intrusive applications arrive faster than expected.
Tags: RFID
