News tagged with consumer privacy
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Congress weighs landmark change in Web ad privacy
(AP) -- The Web sites we visit, the online links we click, the search queries we conduct, the products we put in virtual shopping carts, the personal details we reveal on social networking pages - all of this can give companies ...
Sep 07, 2009 |
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Top regulator urges online 'do not track' law (Update)
A top US regulator urged Congress Wednesday to enact an online privacy law that includes "do not track" mechanisms for consumers on the Internet, amid indications of a split among lawmakers.
May 09, 2012 |
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FTC seeks law to shed more light on data brokers
(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission is calling for a new law that would allow people to review the vast amounts of information being collected about them as the Internet, smartphones and other technology make it easier ...
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls
Google rolled out a new privacy policy Thursday allowing the firm to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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White House unveils 'one click' online privacy plan
The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Facebook settles with FTC over deception charges
Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Leakage of private information from popular websites is common, new study finds
A study of more than 100 popular websites used by tens of millions of people has found that three quarters directly leak either private information or users' unique identifiers to third-party tracking sites. The study, co-authored ...
Jun 02, 2011 |
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White House unveils cyber ID proposal (Update)
The White House unveiled a plan on Friday designed to boost confidence and business in cyberspace through the creation of a single, secure online credential.
Apr 15, 2011 |
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US senators introduce online privacy 'bill of rights'
US senators John Kerry and John McCain introduced an online privacy bill Tuesday that seeks to strike a balance between protecting the personal information of Web users and the needs of businesses to conduct ...
Apr 12, 2011 |
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White House backs online 'privacy bill of rights' (Update)
The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a "consumer privacy bill of rights" to govern the collection and use of personal data on the Internet.
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Facebook develops new privacy policy
Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy in plain-spoken English, and preparing new tools to show users how their personal data is used.
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Microsoft unveils new privacy feature for IE
An upcoming version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser will let users add lists of sites that they don't want tracking them, a peace offering amid uproar over the sneaky ways that websites watch ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Profiling based on mobile, online behavior: A privacy issue
It's illegal for businesses and law enforcement to profile a person based on their race, gender, or ethnicity, yet millions of Americans are being profiled every day based on their online consumer behavior and demographics.
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Stanford students create 'do not track' software
As a government agency pushes for a "do not track" mechanism to protect online consumer privacy, a pair of Stanford researchers is developing the technology to make it work.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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FTC proposes 'Do Not Track' tool for Web surfers (Update 2)
(AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing to create a "Do Not Track" tool for the Internet so that consumers could prevent marketers from tracking their Web browsing habits and other online behavior in order to target advertising.
Dec 01, 2010 |
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