(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz found herself in a familiar position Wednesday: assuring stock market analysts that she will clean up a mess damaging the long-slumping Internet company's market value.
Business
May 25, 2011
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(AP) -- A key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee is challenging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to require all developers that make apps for their mobile devices to adopt formal privacy policies.
Software
May 25, 2011
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The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Google on Wednesday over Google Buzz, the social networking tool rolled out last year which spawned a slew of privacy complaints.
Internet
Mar 30, 2011
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A report into the legal risks associated with the use of social networking sites (eg. Facebook, myspace) has found that while 95 per cent of Victorian students in years 7 to 10 use social networking sites, nearly 30 per cent ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2011
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WikiLeaks' disclosures highlight longstanding problems of the overclassification of information and failure of transparency laws, says David L Sobel.
Economics & Business
Mar 15, 2011
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How much greenhouse gas a company produces has a significant effect on the value of the company's stock, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis; University of California, Berkeley; ...
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2011
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In a controversial move deemed either shrewd or unfair -- depending on whom you ask -- investment firm Goldman Sachs recently invested $450 million in the high-profile, world-changer Facebook. The deal provides Facebook with ...
Business
Jan 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with women on their boards of directors have a better record of corporate transparency in the area of environmental disclosure, according to a study by researchers in the Flinders University Business ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2010
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Many consumers need help recognizing when their privacy is compromised, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2010
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Most of us think that disclosing a conflict of interest is a positive step, but a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that disclosure can often backfire and make a bad situation worse.
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010
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