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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...

Tags: Social Networking Sites, Facebook, privacy policy, kick

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...

Tags: Ask.com, Privacy, Cuil, Privacy Policy, Search, Security, Dancho Danchev

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...

Tags: Google Inc., Reason, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Internet, Security, Dennis Howlett

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...

Tags: Information, Build-A-Bear, Privacy Policy, Upshot, E-mail, Online Communications, Denise Howell

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...

Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., Russell Shaw

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....

Tags: SEARCH, Java, privacy policy, search engine, Google Inc.

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 -...

Tags: International, Google

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...

Tags: E-mail providers, Schmedley, meebo, privacy policy, security, server

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...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cable, Network technology, AT&T Corp., privacy policy

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?

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, privacy policy, Web-user, Web site, Web

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...

Tags: privacy policy, Googled, Google Inc.

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...

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Inc., e-mail, Google Gmail, privacy policy, e-mail address

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...

Tags: privacy, privacy policy, cookie, online privacy

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...

Tags: privacy policy

Blog posts 2004-03-16

Additional Resources

Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings

As long as...it's not a 3 strike policy... i'm relativaly ok with this particular thing...Just a notice and notice system, sometimes users dont know if they are doing something illegal. Furthermore, can they proof without anny doubt that there's a copyright infrigement?no they cannotWith such a large criminal records, the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, RIAA, movie, music, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

Smart Turn Off COMputer 3.6.9 (Windows)

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...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart Turn Off, Backups

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...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

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...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

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...

Tags: Handhelds, organized crime, RIM BlackBerry, RCMP

Discussion threads 2009-10-19