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.
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Sep 27, 2009
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Dutch data watchdog blasts Google data collection
(AP) -- The Dutch data protection watchdog criticized Google on Tuesday for collecting data on private wireless networks, ordering it to contact 3.6 million Dutch WiFi owners and offer them a way to have their data deleted.
Internet
Apr 19, 2011
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Gov't won't classify proxies as 'sophisticated' (Update)
(AP) -- The U.S. government has dropped - for now - a plan to classify the use of "proxy" servers as evidence of sophistication in committing a crime.
Internet
Apr 15, 2009
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Internet privacy tools are confusing, ineffective for most people: report
Internet users who want to protect their privacy by stopping advertisers and other companies from tracking their online behavior will have great difficulty doing so with commonly available "opt-out" tools, researchers at ...
Internet
Oct 31, 2011
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Senate panel passes email privacy measure
A US Senate panel approved a bill to boost email privacy protections in a vote Thursday that followed widespread uproar over the FBI probe that toppled CIA director David Petraeus.
Internet
Nov 29, 2012
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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 ...
Internet
May 13, 2009
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Italian court overturns Google convictions
(AP)—An Italian appeals court on Friday overturned the convictions of three Google executives found criminally responsible for a video on a Google site that showed a disabled teen being bullied.
Internet
Dec 21, 2012
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Top websites among the riskiest, Australian study shows
Some of Australia's most popular websites are also those that pose the greatest privacy threat, a new index created by University of Canberra cyber security experts has found.
Internet
Dec 23, 2013
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Google ramps up Gmail privacy controls in major update
Google on Wednesday ramped up privacy controls in a Gmail overhaul, aiming first at businesses that use its suite of workplace tools hosted in the internet cloud.
Internet
Apr 25, 2018
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Twitter exec joining White House tech office
The White House says Twitter executive Nicole Wong is joining the Obama administration as the deputy U.S. chief technology officer.
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Jun 20, 2013
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