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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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