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Online social networks leak personal information to tracking sites, new study shows

More than a half billion people use online social networks, posting vast amounts of information about themselves to share with online friends and colleagues. A new study co-authored by a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4




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Regulators, ad companies huddle over 'Do Not Track' features

The momentum of a growing multibillion-dollar industry is colliding with online privacy worries this week, as regulators and privacy advocates face off against the Internet advertising industry to hash out how proposed "Do ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What Google knows about you

Google knows about you. It knows what you've looked for on its search engine. It knows who you're e-mailing most regularly via Gmail. It knows from Google Calendar what you have going on today. And now, all ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Web an increasing tool to link campaigns, voters

(AP) -- As potential voters in New Hampshire and Iowa scan the Internet, they probably are seeing ads for Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongside deals for shoes and holiday gifts.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Facebook makes privacy pledge in FTC settlement

Government regulators are sharing some alarming information about Facebook: They believe the online social network has often misled its more than 800 million users about the sanctity of their personal information.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Review: Google all the time on the Chromebook

(AP) -- New laptops running Google's Chrome operating system offer a new approach in portable computing: Games, productivity tools and anything else you might need are handled by distant computers connected ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Technology is trampling privacy rights, experts say

They're tools of convenience. Smartphones allow us to make calls, check e-mail, download music, browse the web and take pictures. GPS capabilities tell us where we're going. Facebook lets us reconnect with friends and show ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Byliner, a new website for readers and writers

Print magazines may be struggling but the founders of Byliner, a new website, believe there is an audience and a business opportunity online for long-form journalism.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google cranks up search speeds with images, voice (Update)

Google on Tuesday ramped up Internet search speeds by letting people use speech or images to express what they want faster.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Review: BlackBerry PlayBook strong, well-priced

You need three things to compete with Apple's iPad tablet computer: A gorgeous, easy-to-use device that people will love, a bustling app store and an attractive price tag.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 9

The eyes have it: Dinosaurs hunted by night

The movie Jurassic Park got one thing right: Those velociraptors hunted by night while the big plant-eaters browsed around the clock, according to a new study of the eyes of fossil animals. The study will ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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