News tagged with internet privacy
What's government's role in making the Web secure?
(AP) -- There is no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.
Sep 27, 2009 |
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France approves Internet piracy bill
(AP) -- France's lower house of parliament has approved a pioneering bill allowing authorities to cut off Internet access to people who download illegally.
Sep 15, 2009 |
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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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Shooter's online rants were like trees in forest
(AP) -- In hindsight, it seems so obvious. We look back at the creepy online ramblings of a tortured soul like George Sodini and realize we should have known all along of the horrors to come.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Swedish crackdown on piracy leads to fall in illegal filesharing
Sweden's tough new anti-piracy law has led to a sharp drop in illegal downloading but critics say the effects will be short-lived and argue it is an excessive breach of personal privacy.
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Debate starting on new French Internet piracy bill
(AP) -- Lawmakers in France's lower house of parliament are to start debate Tuesday on a new version of a bill aimed at cracking down on online piracy by cutting the Internet connections of those who illegally download movies ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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US wants privacy in new cyber security system
(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
Jul 03, 2009 |
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Google trial in Italy: freedom v. responsibility
(AP) -- Testimony begins Tuesday in the Italian trial of four Google executives accused of defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Web site tracks policy changes at popular sites
(AP) -- A new Web site unveiled Thursday will track policies imposed by popular Internet sites such as Facebook and Google, hoping to help users spot potentially harmful changes.
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Report: Widespread data sharing, 'Web bugs'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information released a report late Monday (June 1) showing that the most popular Web sites in the United States all share ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Swedish pirates have wind in their sails for EU vote
A Swedish party which wants an Internet filesharing free-for-all, the Pirate Party, could become one of the surprise new entrants to the European parliament this week.
Jun 01, 2009 |
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NebuAd closing doors after Internet privacy woes
(AP) -- NebuAd Inc., a company that sought to target ads to consumers based on their online behavior, is going out of business after facing scrutiny over whether its technology infringed on the privacy of Internet surfers.
May 20, 2009 |
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Here's a guide to social networking for clueless adults
Welcome to Facebook, children of the 20th century. Since the social network, initially developed for students, relaxed its rules in 2006 to let in pretty much anyone older than 13, millions of users who predate the Internet ...
May 13, 2009 |
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French Senate approves Internet piracy law
(AP) -- France's Senate has given final approval to a law that would punish people who download music and films illegally by cutting off their Internet connections.
May 13, 2009 |
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British government backs down over database plan
(AP) -- The British government said Monday it wants communications companies to keep records of every phone call, e-mail and Web site visit made in the country. But it has decided not to set up a national database of the ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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