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Privacy Policy: 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...; Full Privacy Policy Definition >>

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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

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UC Law bans classroom web access: I love having Internet access during my grad classes. I can get additional references for any information presented with a quick bit of Googling, I can examine alternate viewpoints, or I can look at last week's homework. Of course, I can also check my email, write a blog...; Tags: Web, Professor, Student, University Of Chicago Law School, Law School, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2: If you're running Windows XP and haven't yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers. First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the...; Tags: Router, Network, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP, Routers & Switches, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?: Watching Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates go through the paces during his last Microsoft CEO Summit keynote on May 14, I couldn't help but ponder again why Microsoft thinks it needs to be both a business and a consumer software vendor. From May 13 to 15, Microsoft officials...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tech Innovation, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-14
UK gov't releases transparent post-failure analysis: The UK Identity & Passport Service (IPS) has released an excellent post-implementation assessment report describing lessons learned from five key 2007 projects. In an unusually transparent move for any government agency, the report candidly examines each project's objectives, deliverables, and areas for improvement. ...; Tags: Project, Procurement, Analysis, IPS, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Cloud computing: I recently read the post, When Is the Right Time to Launch Your Own Cloud? and thought Alistair Croll was on to something. We're all hearing quite a bit of media chatter about "cloud computing." Sometimes suppliers may use other terms such as "Mesh computing" or "Elastic Cloud Computing." All...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Supplier, Organization, Data Centers, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-14
A U.S military botnet in the works: Make botnets, not war? In April, last year, I asked the question "Why establish an offensive cyber warfare doctrine when you canÂ simple install a type of Lycos Spam Fighting screensaver on every military and government computer and have it periodically update its hit lists?" A year...; Tags: Distributed Denial Of Service, Military, Attack, U.S, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Live Webcast: Security Strategies for Web 2.0 and Social Networking: The onslaught of Web 2.0 and social networking is unstoppable. Blogs, wikis, advanced collaboration tools, rich Internet applications, and other incarnations of the same underlying technologies are rapidly becoming ingrained elements of our Internet culture. Consequently, regardless of whether or not "the business" formally adopts such solutions, IT...; Tags: Security, Web, Webcast, Network, SonicWall, Security Strategy, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion; Webcasts 2008-05-13
Social-networking data portability takes off: Even though their platforms are still in the "press release" stage, Google, Facebook, and MySpace.com are all finding ways to let users port social-networking data from site to site. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi sits down with News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber to discuss the privacy and other implications.; Tags: Site, Security, News; Videos 2008-05-12
Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions down: We have been told that our very safety, our "homeland security," is dependent on the federal government having extraordinary powers to snoop, listen and search without the traditional (pronounced "constitutional") checks provided by judicial review. One part of this equation works as advertised â€“ the incursion...; Tags: Terrorism, Terrorism Prosecution, Homeland Security, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-12