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- A declaration made by an organization regarding its use of personal information that you give it. Due to the countless opportunities for purchasing merchandise as well as signing up...
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- Another kick in Facebook's privacy policies
- Another kick in Facebook's privacy policieswhy are you surprised?I hope you do believe that the owners of Facebook are in the business of helping you to connect with other people. It is very likely that their main source of revenue is advertisement. Like google they collect, analyze, extract keywords, and...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- Cuil's stance on privacy - "We have no idea who you are"
- The less popular search engines always have the best privacy policies, it's a fact. Take Cuil, the recently launched search engine pitching itself as the most comprehensive index of the Web, and their stance on privacy. The privacy policy may in fact be a privacy watchdog's fantasy come true, if...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Google's obfuscation on privacy
- Does Google have something to hide? A report in the New York Times claims that: It’s the only one of the big Internet companies that doesn’t put a link to its privacy policy on its home page. Indeed, Google believes so strongly...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Follow-up: Build-A-Bear says it will take privacy suggestions to heart
- There were lots of reactions to my last post about Build-A-Bear luring kids and parents into divulging personal information they might otherwise, in other contexts, guard more closely. While some responses channeled Scott McNealy, most seemed to get that my beef was not with the fact of the data...
- Blog posts 2008-01-26
- SunRocket orphans: selling our contact info to Vonage violates SR Privacy Policy
- A number of orphaned SunRocket customers indicate they have reason to believe that SR asset liquidator Sherwood Partners has sold their contact info to Vonage.That would be in addition to perceived sales to Packet8 and TeleBlend, both of which were publicly identified by Sherwood as preferred providers.Many of these reports...
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Search engines race to update privacy policies
- Search engines race to update privacy policiesDouble Click last to move off .Net; CookiesLets be blunt. Microsoft hates this Double Click deal because it will be one less shop using dot net after the Google purchase. Google is just doing what any Stanford University based business spin off would do....
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- EU Working Party pushing search engines to limit data retention
- How long should search engines companies be allowed to sit on data collected from consumers? That's the question a group that advises the European Union on privacy policy wants to investigate, reports the Financial Times.Under pressure from the Article 29 Working Party - comprised of officials from various governments -...
- Blog posts 2007-07-09
- Do you trust Schmedley?
- Do you trust Schmedley?not nearly as bad as this article would have you believe...as one of the lead developers of schmedley, I can give you the real facts:1 - the "sensitive information" we mention in our privacy policy are things like credit card numbers and such - we will obviously...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-19
- AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identities
- AT&T hack exposes 19,000 identitiesAnd yes the sheepcontinue to accept mediocrity when it comes to their personal data! But hey! They got their nice shiny new cell phone! ]:)What system architecture?I am rather curious because I am guessing that AT&T are not using Windows for their commerce servers.You mean CRACKERS?Please...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- 67% of Web users did not register at Web sites when privacy policies were unclear
- 67% of Web users did not register at Web sites when privacy policies were unclearClear can be just as badHow many say "We own your info. HAND"?On the flip side, how many sites get fake data, and at what percentage?
- Discussion threads 2005-07-01
- Google CEO defends privacy policies
- Google CEO defends privacy policiesWhat a nice guy!!What a nice guy compared to Steve!!Say what they will...This company has become WAY too scary since they went public.Indeed.Steve and Willie's moto is probably the exact opposite: "BE VERY EVIL!"Seriously though, one will not show up in results unless somebody (including the...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-19
- Gmail deserves a chance
- Gmail deserves a chanceYea, right.. So when that Viagra or other drug spam comes in...I can rely on a google ad to come up with some more of the same..And when that Nigerian guys wants my bank account number because he found all that money, I'll get a nice Fleet...
- Discussion threads 2004-04-21
- Great disappearing act--online privacy
- Great disappearing act--online privacyHey, Amazon, pay attentionWell said, Donal. That's one of the principle reasons I don't do business with Amazon. I'm much more inclined to order from sites that give me the option of keeping my credit card number on file but don't require it.You Simplycant have...
- Discussion threads 2004-03-29
- Only 4% of users never checked site's privacy policy
- According to a survey of Internet users from The Customer Respect Group, over 26% of respondents say they if they are not happy with a site's privacy policy, they will leave that site. Furthermore, over 22% of respondents say that if they do not find a privacy policy on a...
- Blog posts 2004-03-16
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- Turn your computers off by icon, button, combination keystroke or timer and... protect privacy, cleanup PC, close applications in accordance with chosen policy, kill unknown viruses, backup data, eject CD, launch additional tasks (*.bat, *.exe, *.com) at shutdown and be sure your computers will shut down! CLEANUP FEATURES: all popular...
- Software downloads 2009-11-06
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document
- So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- BlackBerry the choice of organized crime
- You mean police have to workand do things themselves instead of casting a massive net over everyone? What a shame...well its good for RIM ....As for gang member there is one thing i never understood .Why does the a real clean up have been never made ....you set...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Personal health information is the next national security problem
- This one's been a problem for a while....Shoot, it's been a problem for so long that Congress has already done "something" about it called HIPPA. See http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/RE: Personal health information is the next national security problemYou make many good points here, but as I try to convey to individuals, read...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
- Did Yahoo provide Iran with names of 200,000 users?
- disgracefulthis is certainly one of the more irresponsible actions on behalf of a corporation in modern times. Why is it that these media centric .com's .. grouping in Google noting some of their more recent activity seem to lack the controls, privacy and humanitarian fibre that their more traditional bricks...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
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