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Websites Are Increasingly Tracking Users Without Their Knowledge

Oct 16, 2013

Websites are increasingly tracking users without their knowledge or permission by using "device fingerprinting" to identify individual web users. Device fingerprinting uses the data sent by a PC, smartphone or tablet computer to websites ...

Tags: Fingerprinting, Computer Products, software

Google Has Responded to Complaints About Its Surreptitious Snooping of Users

Aug 26, 2013

Google has responded to complaints about its surreptitious snooping of users of Apple devices by claiming that it is not subject to UK privacy laws. The claim was made in a bid to get a lawsuit against the company, launched in the UK, ...

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FTC Commissioner Says Consumers Should Be Able to Reclaim Control of Their Personal Data

Jun 26, 2013

U.S. consumers should be able to reclaim control of their personal data from data brokers, websites and other companies, a member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. Commissioner Julie Brill, a long-time privacy advocate, ...

Tags: Personal Data, FTC Commissioner

NetChoice Takes Aim at State Legislation

May 20, 2013

E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet. Topping NetChoice's latest iAWFUL (Internet Advocates' ...

Tags: NetChoice, Internet

Mozilla on Tuesday Released Firefox 21, Adding More Social Media Connections

May 17, 2013

Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 21, adding more social media connections, tweaking the Do Not Track privacy setting and rolling out a new tool that long term, aims to create a self-healing browser. The open-source developer also ...

Tags: Mozilla, Computer Products

Online Advertising Industry Has Not Lived up to a Promise to Stop The Online Tracking

Apr 27, 2013

The U.S. online advertising industry has not lived up to a promise to stop the online tracking of Internet users who ask advertisers to do so, a senior U.S. senator said Wednesday. Senator John "Jay" Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, ...

Tags: Senator, Computer Products

Internet Users Overwhelmingly Enjoy Free Web Content Supported by Advertising

Apr 23, 2013

Internet users overwhelmingly enjoy free Web content supported by advertising, and they'd rather see advertisements targeted toward their interests than random ads, according to a survey released this week by the Digital Advertising ...

Tags: Computer Products

The EC Announced Proposals for The 'right to Be Forgotten' Among Internet Users

Mar 8, 2013

Analysts say the proposal for internet users to delete their online data and become invisible online could create a black hole in the web economy. Tineka Smith reports. Last year the European Commission announced proposals for the 'right ...

Tags: internet, web economy, cyber security

New Legislation Would Allow Internet Users to Tell Companies Stop Tracking Them

Mar 5, 2013

New legislation in the U.S. Senate that would allow Internet users to tell companies to stop tracking them is unnecessary and could slow e-commerce growth, some tech groups said. Sens. John "Jay" Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, and ...

Tags: U.S.Senate, e-commerce growth, Online company

Mozilla Will Automatically Block Third-Party Cookies Starting with Firefox 22

Feb 27, 2013

Mozilla will automatically block third-party cookies starting with Firefox 22, which is slated to ship this summer, according to the Stanford University researcher who coded the change. The move, which will make it more difficult for ...

Tags: Mozilla, third-party cookies, company news

A Recent Push in The It Industry to Collect and Monetize Big Data Is Headed for a Clash

Feb 18, 2013

A recent push in the IT industry to collect and monetize big data is headed for a clash with privacy concerns from Internet users and potential regulation from some governments, according to tech analyst firm Ovum. Internet advertising ...

Tags: IT industry, privacy concerns, networks

Many Consumers Say 'No' to Online Tracking

Feb 6, 2013

More than two thirds of consumers say “no” to online tracking. Many consumers around the globe are becoming more cautious about their personal data being collected when on the internet. According to Ovum this is creating a ...

Tags: Internet Economy, EU justice commissioner, data proposal

Mobile APP Developers Should Provide Real-Time Disclosures to Users

Feb 5, 2013

Mobile app developers should provide real-time disclosures to users on the personal information they collect and get permission to collect sensitive information, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has recommended. Mobile app developers ...

Tags: Mobile app, personal information, sensitive information

Microsoft Has Released Tools to Block IE10

Feb 4, 2013

Microsoft has released tools to block Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) from automatically reaching corporate PCs running Windows 7, a sign that the new browser will not release for at least several weeks. The IE10 Automatic Update Blocker ...

Tags: Microsoft, IE10, software

The FTC Released a New Privacy Report for Protecting Consumers Using Mobile Devices

Feb 4, 2013

Social networking app Path settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission today, paying $800,000 for allegedly violating kids' privacy on its site. The FTC also released a new privacy report, with recommendations for protecting consumers ...

Tags: Social networking app, Path, mobile apps

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