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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 ...

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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

Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog

Dec 25, 2012

Google's latest attempt to add more content to its local business listings by buying travel brand Frommer has been challenged by the Consumer Watchdog. The acquisition – the financial details of which were not disclosed – ...

Tags: Consumer Watchdog, Frommer, Google, Safari tracking

Microsoft Reveal How It Will Notify Users of The "Do Not Track" Privacy Setting for IE10

Dec 20, 2012

With Windows 8 RTM, Microsoft has revealed how it will notify users of the "Do Not Track" privacy setting for Internet Explorer 10 (IE10). Last week, Microsoft's chief privacy officer repeated the company's position on Do Not Track (DNT), ...

Tags: Windows 8, RTM, Microsoft, IE10, Do Not Track, privacy setting

Google Move a Step Closer to Support "Do Not Track" in Chrome by The End of This Year

Dec 18, 2012

Google has moved a step closer to making good on its promise to support "Do Not Track" in Chrome by the end of this year. Chromium, Google's open-source project that feeds code into Chrome, released a build last week that includes the Do ...

Tags: Googlen, Chrome, Chromium, DNT

Facebook Has Unveiled Simplified Tools for Protecting Privacy

Dec 14, 2012

FACEBOOK has unveiled simplified tools for protecting privacy and making it easier for users whose pictures are on display to ask friends to remove them. Facebook privacy "kit" updates that will begin rolling out next week include ...

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Notices Will Be Sent out to Developers of up to 100 Mobile Apps

Oct 31, 2012

IDG News Service-Notices will be sent out to developers of up to 100 mobile apps that are not compliant with California privacy law,starting with those who have the most popular apps available on mobile platforms,the office of the state's ...

Tags: California Notifies, mobile apps, privacy law, mobile platforms

Most US Citizens Do Not Want Any Information Collected About Which Websites They Visit

Oct 9, 2012

Most US citizens do not want any information collected about which websites they visit, according to a survey by the University of California. But nearly 90% of those polled said they had never heard of the do not track (DNT) mechanism, ...

Tags: US, personalised advertising, proposed mechanism, DNT function

Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog

Aug 14, 2012

Google's latest attempt to add more content to its local business listings by buying travel brand Frommer has been challenged by the Consumer Watchdog. The acquisition – the financial details of which were not disclosed – ...

Tags: Frommer, Watchdog, google, John Wiley

FTC Fined Google $22.5m for Monitoring Apple Safari Browser Users

Aug 10, 2012

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5m for monitoring Apple Safari browser users even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected. The fine is the largest to date to be imposed by the FTC on a single ...

Tags: Google, Apple Safari browser, browser, Safari browser

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