News tagged with privacy advocacy

Europe-vs-Facebook group gathers comments in privacy battle

The campaign Europe-vs-Facebook, run by an Austrian law student, said Thursday it had gathered the 7,000 comments required for the social networking website to review its privacy policy.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

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created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 56

Google rolls out ads to ease privacy concerns

Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook failing on privacy promises: campaign group

Facebook has failed to meet a deadline to improve its privacy policies that was set by the data commissioner in Ireland, home to it overseas headquarters, an Austrian advocacy group said on Tuesday.

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created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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.

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0