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Tracking Children Online Intensifies

Posted on September 20, 2010 10:19 AM

As a result of an ongoing investigation into online privacy, the Wall Street Journal has found evidence that the... more


Burglars Use Facebook Statuses to Target Victims

Posted on September 13, 2010 3:07 PM

A burglary ring in Nashua, N.H. targeted victims by monitoring their status updates on Facebook. The ring was uncovered when... more


Social Networking Services are Treasure Trove for Civil Cases

Posted on June 8, 2010 8:51 AM

Unlimited data retention and information sharing policies of social networking service providers are creating privacy problems for users. Attorney's in... more


Young People Limit What They Share Online

Posted on May 9, 2010 9:40 PM

Maturity develops wisdom in young people about limiting what other may see about them. Many recruiters, employers, and others are... more


EPIC Files Facebook FTC Complaint and Sends Letter to Congress

Posted on May 9, 2010 9:06 PM

EPIC filed an FTC complaint on the most recent actions taken by Facebook to compromise user privacy. EPIC also sent... more


10 Countries Express Doubts About Google Buzz and Privacy

Posted on April 20, 2010 10:07 PM

In an unusual public move, 10 nations including Germany, Canada and seven other nations made a collective statement about the... more


Schneier on Google and Facebook's View of Privacy

Posted on April 8, 2010 4:01 PM

Bruce Schneier, an internationally recognized privacy and security expert, opinion piece for Forbe's Magazine upends the mantra from Google and... more


Facebook's Beacon Privacy Violation Makes it 9M Richer

Posted on March 18, 2010 5:36 PM

Facebook offered to settle all lawsuits that resulted from its failed Beacon application, which violated users' privacy. The Beacon application... more


Internet Users Find it Easy to Talk to Strangers

Posted on March 18, 2010 5:26 PM

Something that you learned as a child is soon forgotten by adults living and working online. "Don't talk to strangers!"... more


Facebook Forced to Face the Music on Changes to User Settings

Posted on February 10, 2010 9:49 PM

More lawsuits filed against Facebook following its decision last year to change some user settings and making public online associations... more


Facebook CEO Says If He Could Do It Again: All Users' Pages Would Be Public

Posted on January 19, 2010 5:49 PM

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook creator and CEO said that if he had it to do over again users' content would be... more

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