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New Facebook Privacy Options Go Live - May Overwhelm Users
Written by Richard MacManus / March 19, 2008 7:06 PM / 10 Comments

We've just spotted the new Facebook privacy options in the wild. As we wrote earlier this week, "the new privacy features will increase the granular control that Facebook has been

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How Safe Is That Web App? Researchers Want Online Privacy Policies Regulated
Written by Sarah Perez / October 10, 2008 6:11 AM / 5 Comments

Admit it. You don't always read the EULAs when you install software on your computer. You just click "I Agree." The same goes for the web. Most of us don't

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Firefox 3.5: Browsing Privacy
Written by Dana Oshiro / August 26, 2009 11:00 PM / 9 Comments

In the age of transparency, it appears some of us are embarrassed to be ourselves. Maybe you're a closet Perez Hilton fan, or you check Woot! at work, or perhaps

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Facebook to Address Privacy Concerns in Canada
Written by Dana Oshiro / August 17, 2009 5:40 PM / 4 Comments

A month ago, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddard announced that Facebook did not satisfy Canadian privacy law on several counts. After an investigation prompted by the Canadian Internet Policy and

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Canada Tells Facebook to Improve Its Privacy Practices
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 16, 2009 8:21 AM / 4 Comments

If Facebook wants to comply with Canadian privacy laws, the company will have to make some changes to how it collects and retains information about its 12 million Canadian users.

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Three Ways to Enjoy Google Chrome Without Privacy Concerns
Written by Sarah Perez / December 22, 2008 6:08 AM / 12 Comments

Since its launch, Google's new web browser, Google Chrome, has been applauded for its lightweight look and feel and for the speed of its JavaScript engine. Although the browser still

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Flickr: Public vs. Private Around the World, A Map
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / October 29, 2008 1:26 PM / 10 Comments

Guess which US state has Flickr users most likely to post their photos with privacy restrictions turned on? Utah. Think you can guess relative emphasis put on privacy by Flickr

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Facebook's New Privacy Controls Encourage Openness
Written by Sarah Perez / March 16, 2009 3:13 PM / 12 Comments

Today, Facebook announced new privacy settings which let you selectively open up portions of your personal profile to everyone on the Facebook social network. As an alternative to the new

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Does that Facebook App Have a Privacy Policy? Probably Not.
Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2009 6:35 AM / 7 Comments

When you're installing a new Facebook application, you probably don't think about the app's privacy policy, but perhaps you should. After all, the privacy policy is where the company spells

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Google's Street View Challenged in the UK
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 4, 2008 9:33 AM / 11 Comments

Google's Street View launched in the US last May, but expanding the service to Europe is proving to be a bit more difficult for Google. The Google Maps blog today

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