Fitbit to Schumer: We don't sell personal data
The maker of a popular line of wearable fitness-tracking devices says it has never sold personal data to advertisers, contrary to concerns raised by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.
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Aug 22, 2014
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FTC looking into proposed Facebook changes
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into a set of privacy policy changes that Facebook proposed in late August.
Internet
Sep 12, 2013
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Google Reader being shuttered for privacy-compliance concerns, report says
Google said earlier this month it would close its Reader service because of low usage, but a report says the company also killed the RSS platform because it did not want to commit a full staff to it to ensure the service ...
Internet
Mar 25, 2013
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US companies may need to beef up data privacy – but only for Europeans
Though the recent Apple versus FBI case garnered greater media attention, a privacy discussion with more economic significance – to the tune of US$260 billion – is moving toward fruition with less public attention: the ...
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Apr 12, 2016
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Google updates privacy policy
Google updated its privacy policy on Friday, a day after a video cartoon featuring the Internet firm's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square.
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Sep 3, 2010
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Google to kill Buzz, focus social efforts on Plus
Google is getting ready to press the mute button on Buzz, an online social networking service that turned into a massive faux pas.
Internet
Oct 14, 2011
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Q-and-A: Smartphone location tracking
The revelation this past week that Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone and iPad devices keep files of users' location data raises legal and ethical questions.
Business
Apr 24, 2011
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'Anti-Facebook' social network gets fresh funding
Flush with a reported $5.5 million in fresh funding, upstart social network Ello on Thursday legally changed its corporate standing to back a promise to remain ad-free.
Internet
Oct 23, 2014
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Websites fail to protect personal data, researchers contend
By signing in to many of the Web's most popular sites, consumers send their names, email addresses or other personal information to other websites and data-collection companies, according to a Stanford University study that ...
Internet
Oct 12, 2011
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It's not just your TV listening in to your conversation
Be careful what you say in front of your new television, following reports that Samsung's new Smart TVs are now being programmed to listen to every word you say and send it over the internet to a third party cloud service.
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Feb 10, 2015
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