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Are Smart Grids Undermining User Privacy?
Written by Jolie O'Dell / November 18, 2009 7:00 PM / 1 Comments

A subject of interest to us ReadWriteWeb folks this year has been smart grids - a method of delivering electricity to users' homes in a way that has been the

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Privacy is Overrated: nclüdr Makes Everyone Friends
Written by Josh Catone / April 10, 2008 10:14 AM / 5 Comments

We've heard tell that Facebook imposes a limit of 5000 friends. Really, just a measly 5000. They also keep doing pesky things like improving privacy controls. Well, we're sick of

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Facebook Improving Privacy Controls, Creating Chat App
Written by Josh Catone / March 18, 2008 1:24 PM / 7 Comments

In December when Facebook launched its friend lists feature, we theorized that it was a necessary first step that the network would need to take to attract the business social

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UK Privacy Watchdog: Google Streetview Can Go Ahead
Written by Frederic Lardinois / July 31, 2008 9:45 AM / 1 Comments

We reported on the controversy around Google's Street View in the UK earlier this month. At that time, a number of UK privacy activists had raised concerns over the privacy

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Yahoo Gives You More Options to Opt Out of Personalized Advertising
Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 8, 2008 12:10 PM / 1 Comments

Yahoo today announced that it will allow its customers to opt out of customized advertising on Yahoo.com. Yahoo made this announcement in a response to the an inquiry by U.S.

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Social Network Users Reportedly Concerned About Privacy, but Behavior Says Otherwise
Written by Sarah Perez / June 30, 2009 9:02 AM / 5 Comments

Recently, new data from security solutions company Webroot revealed some interesting insights into the thoughts and behaviors of users on social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, and others.

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European Commission and UK Clash Over Phorm
Written by Frederic Lardinois / April 14, 2009 9:24 AM / 2 Comments

The European Commission is preparing legal actions against the British Government for breaching European privacy laws because it failed to reign in Phorm, a targeted advertising company that is infamous

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White House Continues to Give Preferential Treatment to Google: Exempts YouTube from Privacy Rules
Written by Frederic Lardinois / January 22, 2009 6:41 PM / 16 Comments

Just a few days ago, we wondered why the White House was giving preferential treatment to Google's YouTube. As CNET's Chris Soghoian points out today, the federal government has very

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Google Launches Answers in China
Written by Richard MacManus / August 20, 2007 1:54 AM / 3 Comments

Google China has released a Q&A site, in partnership with Tianya Club. The Make Meaning blog notes that Tianya Club was founded in 1999 and is one of the most

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Facebook Shuts Down RSS Feed App
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 4, 2009 12:45 PM / 35 Comments

The Facebook Newsfeed: so much juicy information, so little access to it. Last week we wrote about a new Facebook app that turned your newsfeed into an RSS feed you

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