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Tag Archives: Internet privacy

05Sep/17

Companies must tell workers of email checks – ECHR

September 5, 2017LegalComputing, Digital media, Email, Employee monitoring, European Court of Human Rights, Human rights, Identity management, Internet privacy, Labor, Law, Personal life, Privacy, Terms of service, Workplace privacysmbale

Companies must tell employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday in a landmark privacy case. David Pollard reports. Continue reading →

04Aug/17

Google program to track shoppers draws federal complaint

August 4, 2017InternetCompany: Google, Consumer Watchdog, Information governance, Internet privacy, Law, Medical privacy, Privacy, Privacy concerns regarding Google, Structure, Technology/Internet, Terms of servicesmbale

A new Google tracking program that links shoppers’ offline purchases to their web activity is drawing concerns over privacy and data security, and has prompted one privacy watchdog to file a federal complaint. Continue reading →

10Jul/17

U.S. judge dismisses Facebook tracking lawsuit

July 10, 2017SecurityCompany: Facebook, Company: the Facebook, Computing, Country: United States, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Internet privacy, Lane v. Facebook Inc., Social information processing, Social networking services, Software, Technology/Internetsmbale

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook that accuses it of tracking users’ browsing activities even after they’ve logged out of their Facebook accounts. According to the judge, plaintiffs could have kept their online activity private but chose not to. Continue reading →

12Dec/16

Women from South Africa’s townships make profits promoting cookies

December 12, 2016EconomyBaking, Computer access control, Cookie, Country: South Africa, Disadvantaged, Food and drink, HTTP cookie, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Internet privacy, Labor, Personal lifesmbale

A group of women from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa have found a way to support their families by baking and selling cookies through an initiative that employs women from townships and enables them learn new skills and earn a regular income.

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25Feb/16

Cook: Unlocking is “bad for America”

February 25, 2016MobileApple Inc., Company: Apple, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internet privacy, Katayama, Law, Privacy, Steve Jobs, Technology/Internet, Tim Cooksmbale

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he would take his fight with the FBI over privacy all the way to the Supreme Court. Fred Katayama reports.
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28Aug/15

One billion use Facebook in one day

August 28, 2015InternetFacebook, Facebook features, Facebook Graph Search, Initial public offering of Facebook, Internet privacy, Photo sharing, Social information processing, Social networking servicessmbale

(REUTERS/FACEBOOK) – A billion users in one day.

Facebook setting a new record this week.

But what is a billion? Really, what is it? Continue reading →

14Jun/15

UK terrorism law watchdog calls for major surveillance overhaul

June 14, 2015WorldCounter-terrorism, Crime prevention, David Anderson, Edward Snowden, Espionage, INDEPENDENT TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED, Internet privacy, law enforcement, Mass surveillance, National security, Privacy of telecommunications, Public safety, Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, Security, Surveillance, United Kingdomsmbale

David Anderson, Britain’s independent reviewer of anti-terrorism laws, says the framework overseeing the interception of emails, phone calls and online activity by police and spies needs a major overhaul.

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20Mar/15

New Yorkers react to Facebook’s rules on what may and may not be posted on the social media site

March 20, 2015MediaComputing, Facebook, FACEBOOK INC., Internet privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, Naturism, New York City, Nudity, Social information processing, social media, Software, Technology/Internet, The Social Network, United States, Web 2.0, World Wide Websmbale

New Yorkers react to Facebook’s clarification of what content is prohibited on its social media website, as the company strives to curb controversial posts.

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13Feb/15

Obama, Apple CEO Tim Cook, speak at cybersecurity summit

February 13, 2015SecurityAmerica, Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Ethics, Illinois, Internet privacy, Luo people, Politics, Privacy, SONY CORPORATION, Tim Cook, United Statessmbale

U.S. President Barack Obama asks tech industry executives for closer cooperation in cybersecurity, as Apple CEO Tim Cook says abuses over digital privacy can be a matter of “life and death”.

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