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SEO and legal experts point to Google Analytics privacy issues
SEO and privacy experts have raised questions about a feature in Google’s Analytics Dashboard that allows website operators to find information on individuals who have linked to their site through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
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German regulators welcome street panorama privacy law draft
German privacy regulators have welcomed a proposal to extend laws protecting Germans’ right to privacy to cover use of their own image and that of their homes in online street panoramas, the Hamburg privacy regulator said Monday.
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Twitter Settles F.T.C. Privacy Case
Twitter has settled a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the security and privacy protections it offers users, Brad Stone reports in The New York Times.
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House Panel Wants Apple To Explain Privacy Change
the House of Representatives Bipartisan Privacy Caucus wants Apple CEO Steve Jobs to explain why the company changed its policy on sharing user locations. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) said the onus is on Apple to show compliance with the law. Sharing location information has become a hot-button topic. Click to […]
Facebook Search Not A Priority Now For The Social Site
Speculation that Facebook will allow all Open Graph-enabled Web pages to serve up in searches when a member clicks on the “like” button surfaced Friday, but a company spokesperson dismissed reports.
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After Twitter, Is Facebook Next On FTC’s Privacy Agenda?
Turns out the Federal Trade Commission has spent much of the last year investigating Twitter for two security glitches that resulted in hackers obtaining access to some users’ names, passwords and private messages.
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Facebook and National PTA join forces on online child safety
Facebook is teaming up with the National PTA to spread information to kids, parents and teachers about how to responsibly and safely use the Internet, the two organizations said.
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AT&T Is Said to Have Exposed iPad Owners’ E-Mail Addresses
A hacking group has obtained the e-mail addresses of 114,000 owners of 3G iPads by exploiting a security hole on AT&T’s Web site, according to a report by Gawker.
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Calif. Voters Unfriend Former Facebook Executive
Facebook executive Chris Kelly has a lot of friends and a lot of money, but not enough votes.
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Facebook Privacy Went From Bad To Worse, Claims Suit
Recent revisions that Facebook made to its privacy settings not only didn’t fix the problems, but made them worse, say a group of consumers who are suing the company.
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