But on the other, government has a duty to the general public and other companies to ensure that as new technologies are introduced, profits and corporate interests don’t trump privacy and competition laws.
One might think concerns over privacy and accuracy of information might prevent people from searching for and sharing medical information online. Those who are updating social contacts on their experiences with health care issues are more likely to...
Without downplaying any of the privacy concerns, which are very real and warrant a closer look at search engine privacy practices, how much stock can we put into user sentiment that personalization is bad when our actions say it is just oh so good?
No, this isn't about its app privacy policy or browser tracking, though lately it seems like you need a scorecard to keep track of all the privacy issues Google is dealing with at the moment. The National Association of Attorneys General said in...
The problem we seem to see over and over with privacy and other Internet-related concerns (which we also witnessed throughout the SOPA protest) is that it takes the scrutiny and evaluation of proposed legislation or policy by the public themselves...
He said, "Facebook does [have] several challenges including regulatory issues, privacy concerns, competing with the likes of Google and Apple, and trying to perpetually monetize its consumer base while at the same time not alienating them.
For a more complete timeline of Communications, Privacy and Internet Law, see SOPA on Miso Susanowa’s blog. In their closing, the White House was clear that they plan to continue moving forward with anti-piracy legislation, saying, “Moving forward...
New Federal Online Identity Plan Raises Privacy and Free Speech Concerns Hiding keyword data and other information from public view as part of a credentialing policy makes sense as trying to meet the new Google privacy policy of the EU is much more...
Google admitted they were in the wrong and apologized repeatedly for the privacy issues. The History of Buzz's Privacy Concerns Concerns with Buzz's privacy policy were brought up shortly after this Google mini-blogging service was released in 2010.
Privacy concerns were also front and center last week following Facebook's f8 conference, when the introduction of the Timeline and "frictionless" sharing of, well, everything you're doing. Facebook isn't the only one facing privacy and tracking...
There are obvious privacy concerns here and Facebook is no stranger to public floggings over privacy issues. They have recently introduced in-line privacy settings to help users control how content is shared.
Avatar visibility is about increased privacy. It's a huge step toward respecting the privacy of others at the base, land level. It seems like a simple thing (and I have always thought it should be), but this is the first time that this level of...
Even with privacy and other concerns, users are choosing Facebook well before they choose any other service. Beyond that, as some users turn over their accounts (blame addiction, privacy, boredom, breakups, or anything else you want) about the same...
Canada Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said "Google appears to be well on the way to resolving serious shortcomings in the way in which it addresses privacy issues. Schmidt's Solution to Street View Privacy Concerns?
Several people have suggested a "registration system" of sorts for merchants, like an additional verification system, but this has been met with a mixed response, as many people don't want to compromise their RL privacy and/or don't believe that...
It's not that easy to implement, but if you have security or privacy concerns, compatibility issues or want to try something new, API injection might be right for you. But with great choice comes great opportunity to define advanced segments...
As we have said before, we are profoundly sorry for having mistakenly collected payload data from unencrypted WiFi networks," said Google's lawyer for privacy issues, Peter Fleischer. Schmidt's Solution to Street View Privacy Concerns?
As I said many weeks ago and have been saying ever since- this particular device, while making for an interesting story and a focal point for people to learn about security and privacy concerns within Second Life, is not the cause of these issues.
And with recent tensions between Google and Facebook, would Facebook be willing to share any privacy breaches from Chinese hackers like Google did? If Chinese hacker cyber attacks have caused Google to have concerns about China, should the Internet...
The origin of these privacy concerns lie in the cultural history of Germany, where there have been a lot of issues with privacy (or better: not having any privacy) dating back to the World Wars and communism.
