German minister: Facebook not good enough on data
(AP) -- Facebook still isn't doing enough to protect users' data, Germany's consumer protection minister said Thursday, adding that she plans to give up her account.
Internet
Jun 3, 2010
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News tagged with privacy controls
30,000 quit Facebook in protest
A group protesting Facebook's privacy policies said Monday more than 30,000 people had heeded its call to quit the social networking giant.
Internet
May 31, 2010
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Google crowns Facebook king of Internet visits
Google on Friday released Web traffic data indicating that Facebook is king when it comes to online visitors despite criticism about privacy at the social-networking service.
Internet
May 29, 2010
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Facebook founder out to fix 'a bunch of mistakes'
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday said the social networking service has made blunders that it hopes to fix with coming changes to its privacy controls.
Internet
May 24, 2010
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Facebook tops 350 million users, tightens privacy
Facebook is enhancing privacy controls and eliminating its regional framework for online communities as the Internet's most popular social networking service tops 350 million users.
Internet
Dec 2, 2009
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Google providing better view of personal data
(AP) -- Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.
Internet
Nov 5, 2009
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EU agrees on new Internet user rights
(AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Internet
Nov 5, 2009
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Web-monitoring software gathers data on kid chats
(AP) -- Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids' online activities may be unwittingly allowing the developer to gather marketing data from children as young as 7 - and to sell that information.
Software
Sep 4, 2009
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