State AGs sound alarm over Google privacy changes In a letter today to Google CEO Larry Page, attorneys general from dozens of states question the company’s plan to… Read More
On trust and privacy: Why I no longer trust Google [Guest commentary by Kathy Gill] Trust. It’s a key factor in any successful relationship, whether that relationship is between two… Read More
Thank you, body scanners: Why airport pat downs suck for humanity The technologies that bring us together are making me more resentful of the ones that tear us apart. Red light… Read More
Google in iPhone tracking dustup, and Microsoft jumps into the fray In an investigative report today, the Wall Street Journal says Google circumvented the iPhone’s privacy settings to track user browsing… Read More
Irony? Apple patent filings cite need for user consent on data How’s this for timing? Two Apple patent applications, made public just this morning, go out of their way to point… Read More
Google challenges Microsoft ads, and Microsoft unleashes its ‘Gmail Man’ It’s Day No. 2 in Microsoft’s three-day bid to court Google users, and Google isn’t letting Microsoft’s claims go unanswered.… Read More
Poll: Pissed or pleased about Google’s privacy changes? The privacy changes announced by Google this week highlight the classic dilemma of the digital age: Are you willing to… Read More
Why Facebook’s privacy settlement may not be a done deal Guest Commentary: “Facebook,” observes Seattle lawyer Venkat Balasubramani, writing about that company’s proposed settlement with the FTC, “is like the… Read More
Texas actress sues Amazon for displaying age in IMDb listing In the annals of litigation, this has to be one of the stranger cases involving Amazon.com. A Texas actress is… Read More
Congressman lobs bombshell at Amazon’s new Silk browser, claims shades of Orwell’s 1984 There may be a new “big brother” in town, and it might just go by the name of Amazon.com. That’s… Read More
Lawmakers demonstrate that they understand smartphones, even if judges don’t The law is starting to catch up to an undeniable reality of modern technology — recognizing that smartphones are not… Read More
Google your name, and you might just find an Intelius advertisement Forbes columnist Kashmir Hill recently Googled her name, and to her surprise found an advertisement in the search results from… Read More
Practical Nerd: Privacy vs. stupidity, a case study This one goes out to you, Herbert. And to you, Phil. And yes, even you, Correspondent-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named. I’m afraid you’re all… Read More
Apple has your permission to do whatever it wants with that location data it’s tracking Two researchers, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, are making headlines across the web today with news of their discovery that… Read More
Microsoft backs Obama plan for ‘Privacy Bill of Rights’ Microsoft says it will support a push by the Obama administration for new online new privacy legislation that would give… Read More
