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Mozilla on Tuesday Released Firefox 21, Adding More Social Media Connections
May 17, 2013Mozilla 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
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Microsoft Has Released Tools to Block IE10
Feb 4, 2013Microsoft 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 ...
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Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog
Dec 25, 2012Google'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
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Microsoft Reveal How It Will Notify Users of The "Do Not Track" Privacy Setting for IE10
Dec 20, 2012With 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
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Google Move a Step Closer to Support "Do Not Track" in Chrome by The End of This Year
Dec 18, 2012Google 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 ...
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Facebook Has Unveiled Simplified Tools for Protecting Privacy
Dec 14, 2012FACEBOOK 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 ...
Tags: Facebook
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Notices Will Be Sent out to Developers of up to 100 Mobile Apps
Oct 31, 2012IDG 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
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Most US Citizens Do Not Want Any Information Collected About Which Websites They Visit
Oct 9, 2012Most 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
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Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog
Aug 14, 2012Google'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
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FTC Fined Google $22.5m for Monitoring Apple Safari Browser Users
Aug 10, 2012The 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
