Category Archives: privacy

Mobile Privacy: 5 Legal Concerns for Developers

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin





If you work with mobile apps, you may already know that privacy is a hot issue. Regulators are pushing companies to improve their privacy pract… Continue reading →

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Apple, Google and Other App Sellers Cut Privacy Deal with California

Posted on February 22, 2012 by admin




Your favorite mobile apps should soon be making it a lot more clear when they intend to use your data.
The Attorney General of California, Kama… Continue reading →

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Path Releases Valentine’s Day Metrics in Wake of Privacy Controversy

Posted on February 16, 2012 by admin




Path released a list of Valentine’s Day stats Wednesday, just one week after a privacy controversy prompted Path’s CEO to issue an a… Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Creating Web-Based Identity Standards

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin





Google, Facebook, Yahoo and others all want to be your identity platform on the web. But while it’s certainly convenient to have one credenti… Continue reading →

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Facebook’s New Features Might Not Be as Private as You Think [UPDATED]

Posted on September 25, 2011 by admin




Apparently, Facebook has a lot of work to do on its privacy controls. In some cases, the new “frictionless sharing” features of Face… Continue reading →

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Supercookies: What You Need to Know About the Web’s Latest Tracking Device

Posted on September 2, 2011 by admin





Recently, online properties like Hulu, MSN and Flixster have been caught using a tougher version of the common cookie. These “supercookies”… Continue reading →

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Visualizing Egypt’s Internet Blackout [GRAPHIC]

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

A scientist at the network security company Arbor Networks has used data from 80 Internet service providers around the world to create an image of the Internet block in Egypt. The graphic, which was compiled using anonymous traffic engineering statistics, shows traffic to and from Egypt dropping sharply around 5:20 p.m. ET. As of about […] Continue reading →

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What Is Data Privacy Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on January 28, 2011 by admin

Just when we thought the holiday season was over, we came across another reason to celebrate: Data Privacy Day 2011 is today. The international event is the fourth annual “celebration of the dignity of the individual expressed through personal information” put on by the non-profit organization The Privacy Projects. Perhaps in an attempt to remove […] Continue reading →

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Mozilla & Google Announce Browser “Do Not Track” Features

Posted on January 25, 2011 by admin

Google and Mozilla have both announced new browser initiatives that will allow users to opt out of having their activities tracked by online advertisers. These developments are at least partially in response to the “Do Not Track” lists proposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. In December, the FTC released a 122-page report [PDF] outlining […] Continue reading →

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