Browse tag: privacy

Browse tag: privacy

Storm8 says phone-number lawsuit lacks merit
The company claims legacy code meant to identify iPhones mistakenly used phone numbers instead of device codes.
Google's free airport Wi-Fi: Five ways to protect yourself
Planning on taking advantage of free Wi-Fi at the airport during your holiday travels? Make sure you follow these tips for securing your wireless computing.
Data-stealing hack targets jailbroken iPhones
Jailbroken iPhone users who have not changed their default root password may be at risk from a hack that can steal their data.
Lawsuit claims iPhone games stole phone numbers
Storm8 is accused of gathering phone numbers from any iPhone where its free games were installed.
iPhone goes on sale in China
The iPhone went on sale in mainland China this past weekend, marking the first time the device has been officially available in the majority of the world's most populous country.
Facebook offers up privacy policy for user review
Looking to avoid user angst, Facebook unveiled a proposed new privacy policy on Thursday for review by its users.
The fight to keep personal data private
What happens when a privacy advocate takes Social Security numbers she finds in public records (of politicians, no less) and republishes them on her Web site? Lawsuits start to fly.
Protect your privacy on Facebook and Twitter
Sure, you've heard the horror stories about people getting fired because of something they said on Facebook and Twitter. But do you know how to make sure that doesn't happen to you?
Retrievable iPhone numbers mean potential privacy issues
A loophole may allow app developers to retrieve your phone number; reports from Switzerland claim an app developer is using this information to upsell its customers.
Netflix Prize 2: What you need to know
Is Netflix on the brink of a major data breach with its latest contest? Ian Paul of PC World tackles questions swirling around the Netflix Prize 2.
Study: Social networking sites leaking personal information to third parties
Many major social networking sites are leaking information that allows third party advertising and tracking companies to associate the Web browsing habits of users with a specific person, warns a study by AT&T Labs and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Facebook will shut down Beacon to settle lawsuit
Facebook will shut down its controversial Beacon advertising system in order to settle a lawsuit.
Privacy missing from Google Books settlement
Privacy experts and librarians say Google needs to spell out the privacy protections it will provide with Google Books.
Facebook hit with privacy-violation lawsuit
Facebook faces a lawsuit in California over its privacy policies.
Palm Pre debacle highlights location privacy issues
Reports about Palm keeping track of Pre users has shown how location services can backfire, and the importance of making users aware of how information is used.
Study: Adobe Flash cookies pose vexing privacy questions
Adobe's Flash program is being used on a wide range of high-profile Web sites to collect information on how people navigate those sites.
Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex
Facebook is simplifying its privacy options and getting ready to let its members share content with anyone on the Internet if they want.
Out of business, Clear may sell customer data
Out-of-business airport security provider Clear may sell customer data to another Registered Traveler provider.
Google agrees to delete unblurred German Street View data
Google has agreed to delete some of the original, unblurred photographs captured by its German Street View service.
Facebook and others may keep your deleted photos
Social networking sites including Facebook do not immediately remove photos from their servers when users deleter them, a University of Cambridge study found.
Google Street View hits privacy gridlock in Germany
Germany and Google remained at odds Wednesday over how the company holds certain data used for its Street View map imagery.
Opinion: I got yer privacy right here, pal
How private is your information? Just ask Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was the subject of a law class exercise to show just how easy it is to find personal information online.
Facebook moves ahead with new terms of use
Facebook will soon move ahead with revised rules for how its social-networking site will operate following a row with users earlier this year.
Researchers can ID anonymous Twitterers
Researchers have found a way to ID social network users from sets of scrubbed, anonymous data, often shared with partners and advertisers.
Brits want Google Street view shut down
Privacy watchdogs in the United Kingdom want to close down Google Street View, only days after the service was launched in Great Britain.
Europeans push for more online rights to privacy
Members of European Parliaments will push for a rethink of the balance between the need for security and the right to privacy on the Internet.
Rewriting Facebook’s terms of service
Dniel Ionescu of PC World looks at what Facebook’s new terms of service are all about.
A Facebook democracy? Users invited to shape site’s policies
On Thursday, Facebook announced a new approach to how the social networking site would create future policies impact user privacy.
Skype calls' immunity to police phone tapping threatened
Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown
Industry giants to weigh in on US privacy laws
Microsoft, HP and eBay plan to release recommendations for federal data-privacy legislation in March.