NPR.org, November 26, 2008 As Internet search engine Google has exploded in popularity — adding new applications all the time — it also has sparked concerns about privacy, security and censorship online. The company's motto is "Don't Be Evil," but is Google living up to it?...
U.S. News & World Report, By Robert Schlesinger, November 25, 2008 The New York Times's David Carr had an interesting column yesterday on Google's appeal: how one is willing to fritter away bits of privacy in exchange for Google's services. (Put another way: No, GMail is...
CNET News, By Elinor Mills, November 25, 2008 Someone is using Orkut to spread Trojan links in a message disguised as an official e-mail from the Google-owned social network, according to an alert from security firm Websense released Tuesday. The message, written in Portuguese to appeal...
TelecomTV, UK, By Brad Fitzpatrick, November 25, 2008 Targeted advertising for Internet users has met with a firestorm of criticism from privacy advocates and legislators in the US, but despite the flak several service providers seem set to go ahead and deploy targeted ad capabilities in...
PC World, By Stephen Lawson, November 25, 2008 If Verizon Wireless employees could snoop into then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama's cell-phone records, as the carrier acknowledged last week, then mobile subscribers may worry how well protected they are. They should, according to some industry analysts and privacy...
Information Week, By Thomas Claburn, November 25, 2008 Google on Tuesday reported that it has investigated recent reports of a Gmail vulnerability and found the flaw: users duped by phishing messages. Google security engineer Chris Evans in a blog post explained that in response to speculation...
Peter Fleischer, Google's global privacy counsel, ha risposto in questi giorni, sull'International Herald Tribune, alle critiche di quanti avevano evidenziato dubbi o temuto rischi per la privacy nei servizi offerti agli utenti. Luca Bolognini, presidente dell'Istituto Italiano per la Privacy, commenta così le dichiarazioni di Fleischer: "Due...
Computerworld, By Heather Havenstein, November 24, 2008 Google Inc.'s new search customization tool, SearchWiki, has quickly generated criticism for its lack of an opt-out option and perceived privacy threats. Google unveiled SearchWiki last week, saying that it would allow users signed into Google to change the...
The Patriot Ledger, MA, By Julie Onufrak, November 25, 2008 RANDOLPH — As an IT project manager, Alan Lee frequently travels for work. When he touches down in an unfamiliar city, he’s never sure which neighborhoods are safe to walk around in and which are not....
CNET News, By Stephanie Condon, November 24, 2008 In light of the recent breach of President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone records, a senator on Monday sent a letter (PDF) to the Justice Department asking how many investigations or prosecutions the department has undertaken for violations of...