News tagged with privacy protections
EU Parliament backs US passenger data deal
(AP) -- The European Union parliament on Thursday approved a new data agreement with the United States that tightens restrictions on sharing information about passengers flying from Europe to America.
Apr 19, 2012 |
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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.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Google lets users monitor their online activity
Google on Wednesday began letting people get monthly reports summarizing what they have been up to at the Internet titan's free online services.
Mar 28, 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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Browser bypasses put Google in privacy cross hairs
Privacy advocates, lawyers and powerful rival Microsoft were piling on Google on Tuesday for sidestepping Web browsing software to tailor ads for people signed into its online services. ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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US sites hacked as objections grow to piracy deal
(AP) -- Opponents of a controversial global copyright treaty counted three victories Friday as American government websites were hacked and the Eastern European nations of Poland and Slovenia distanced themselves from the ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Netflix settlement trims 14 pct off 4Q earnings
(AP) -- Netflix pressed the rewind button on its fourth-quarter earnings after settling allegations that the video subscription service violated a consumer-privacy law.
Feb 11, 2012 |
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Poland freezes anti-piracy pact ratification
Poland's prime minister said Friday that Warsaw would put on ice plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after massive off-and-online protests in his country.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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EU probes new Google privacy policy
The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.
Feb 03, 2012 |
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US cautions EU against costly online data privacy rules
The United States will closely examine the European Commission's online privacy legislation and wants to ensure it will not be too costly for companies to do business, a senior US diplomat said Thursday.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Weakening Video Privacy Protection Act a dangerous attack on intellectual privacy
Most people would rather not have their video viewing habits easily available to the public — no need for co-workers to know about your love of reality TV.
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Facebook agrees to changes to improve transparency
(AP) -- Facebook Inc. has agreed to make several changes to its services to improve transparency and better protect the personal data of its millions of users outside of the U.S., following an in-depth audit of its international ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Facebook told to clarify privacy outside US, Canada
Facebook has to make its privacy policy easier to understand and to act on, the data commissioner in Ireland, where the social networking website has its international headquarters, said Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Parents break rule to help young kids join Facebook
Nancy Gerstein is a savvy marketing executive who knows a lot about Facebook. She supervises corporate Facebook pages for her company's clients.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Tighter online privacy rules for preteens proposed
Many preteens have dived into the expanding worlds of social networks and smartphone apps, but federal rules designed to protect their privacy are still in the era of Web portals and flip phones.
Sep 16, 2011 |
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