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A letter sent today from leaders from 10 countries criticized Google's handling of privacy concerns when rolling out new technologies, such as Google Buzz and Google Street View, saying that

While the tech world gasped at Apple's quarterly earnings, Google announced a total overhaul of its privacy policies, which are now just one privacy policy. "We're getting rid of over

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

Internet privacy solutions provider TRUSTe is concerned that mobile apps do not have built-in privacy solutions. TRUSTe claims that 77% of all mobile applications lack privacy policies that can allow

The Nielsen Company's latest research, released today, into consumers thoughts on their privacy and their location data seems well timed in light of yesterday's news that iPhones contain a hidden

The Federal Trade Commission has ended its inquiry into Google's inadvertant data collection that happened last May, which stirred privacy concerns in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. In a letter

For the last two weeks, it seems like anything anyone can talk about is the fact that our GPS-enabled smartphones are tracking our location. First, it was the iPhone, then

As the FTC eyes consumer privacy issues and investigates an online "Do Not Track" option, it seems as though web browsers are responding in kind, offering their own solutions to

We all know no one reads privacy policies. What do the top websites really include in them? In its mission to get anonymous public data, The Common Data Project a

A few recent legal developments affecting U.S. online privacy have rightfully troubled privacy advocates and civil libertarians on American soil. In addition to the Patriot Act's relaxed regulation of law