The Tubes are atwitter with discussion of the news from PDC this week, not least of which was the announcement of Microsoft's new Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Details about the offering remain scant at this point -- the SDKs and developer programs are "by...
Internews Network, a nonprofit leader in fostering independent media and access to information around the world, has joined with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and other stakeholders to develop a global code of conduct to protect free speech and guard privacy against government interference on the Internet....
Advertising giant Google Inc. said Tuesday morning it will help set up an international group to press for free speech and other human rights. The Mountain View company (NASDAQ: GOOG), which often boasts of its corporate mantra, “Don’t be evil,” said on its blog that...
US Public Interest Group, a consumer organization, is opposing Google's plan to share advertising with rival Yahoo, saying it could harm consumer privacy, according to a letter sent to the U.S. attorney general, a copy of which was given to Reuters. Leggi tutto...
All the major browsers--Firefox, Internet Explorer 8, Safari, and even the new Google Chrome--now have or will soon have a major privacy feature. The name varies from browser to browser, but the basic intent is largely the same: While active, it masks your browsing trail...
Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft have launched an initiative to help protect free expression, privacy, and human rights. The companies have spent two years working with a coalition of communications technology companies, human rights organizations, academics, investors, and IT leaders to address issues that tech vendors...
Google, Microsoft e Yahoo! annunceranno oggi un'intesa sui principi in base ai quali operare in Paesi che limitino la liberta' di espressione. Lo annuncia il Wall Street Journal secondo cui ''le tre societa' si impegneranno a proteggere le informazioni personali dei loro utenti in qualunque...
Nel corso della 30esima Conferenza internazionale dei Garanti per la protezione dei dati personali e la privacy svoltasi tra il 15 ed il 17 ottobre scorsi a Strasburgo è stata, tra le altre, adottata una Risoluzione sulla protezione della vita privata nei servizi di social...
Leading Internet companies, long criticized by human rights groups for their business dealings in China, are agreeing to new guidelines that seek to limit what data they should share with authorities worldwide and when they should do so. Leggi tutto...
The Progress and Freedom Foundation announced the launch of The Center for Internet Freedom last week. The Center is dedicated to advancing a "comprehensive market-oriented approach to Internet policy issues. Leggi tutto...