Mobile wallet technology raises privacy, security concerns
Your smart phone already serves as a portable office, media player, newspaper, GPS, camera and social network hub. Now it can replace your wallet, too.
Telecom
Mar 21, 2013
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News tagged with digital democracy
US to study privacy impact of data brokers
US regulators Tuesday ordered data brokers to turn over information about how they collect and use information about consumers, in a move hailed by Internet privacy activists.
Internet
Dec 18, 2012
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Facebook provokes ire on privacy, again
Facebook has run into a fresh attack from privacy activists after the huge social network modified policies on how it manages users' data.
Internet
Nov 27, 2012
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Facebook IPO has privacy implications, advocates say
Facebook's IPO could be one of the most successful in history, but that very success could force the company to make a choice between protecting users' privacy and exploiting their personal data.
Internet
May 17, 2012
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PayPal reverses course on e-book sales ban
PayPal on Tuesday reversed a ban on the use of the online payments service for sales of electronic books portraying rape, incest and bestiality.
Internet
Mar 13, 2012
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New study finds elite viewpoints dominate online content
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone with Internet access can generate online content and influence public opinion, according to popular belief. But a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the social Web ...
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2011
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US privacy groups welcome 'Do Not Track' bill
Privacy and consumer groups welcomed a "Do Not Track" bill introduced in the US Senate on Monday that would let Internet users block companies from gathering information about their online activities.
Internet
May 9, 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.
Internet
Mar 9, 2011
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'Living Voters Guide' invites Washington voters to hash out ballot initiatives
Voters across the country are entering the season of ballot measures. In Washington, this fall's nine statewide ballot measures include two competing liquor initiatives, a bond measure for school upgrades, and a much-debated ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2010
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