The launch of Google Buzz did not go well, as you may remember. Automatic opt-ins and privacy scares created quite a stir. But Google's putting the matter behind it,...
At least where one controversy and a single group of U.S. regulators is concerned, Google is off the hook. Today, the Federal Trade Commission weighed in on the company's...
Half of Americans who use social networking sites have seen people share to much personal information, yet more than a quarter (28%) rarely think about what could happened if th...
Google may soon make British history, but not in way that will make anyone proud. Due to the company's admission that its Street View cars sometimes collected entire email...
Again and again, Google's apologized for collecting sensitive WiFi data while taking pictures for its Street View program. Now the search giant's issued another apology, a...
This isn't at all Google's week when it comes to international regulations and the company's collection of sensitive WiFi data. First came the news it might be fined $3.3...
For better or for worse, the Spanish Agency for Data Protection isn't ready to forgive Google for collecting sensitive WiFi data along with Street View photos. Indeed, it'...
Any hope that Mark Zuckerberg had of the latest Facebook privacy flap blowing over must be fading fast. Late yesterday, two members of the House of Representatives wrote a...
On the heels of its big announcement with Bing, there's bad news for Facebook. The social network has been linked to an alleged "privacy breach," and plenty of p...
A high-profile and widely respected security expert is not pleased with Facebook. Indeed, Bruce Schneier said earlier today at the RSA Security Europe Conference that he b...
Three-quarters of parents (75%) don't think social networking sites do a good job of protecting children's online privacy, according to a poll conducted by Zogby on behalf of Co...
Facebook made three major announcements today. These include: a way to download your Facebook info, a new dashboard for applications you use, and a new Groups feature. The theme...
Facebook's privacy team can breathe a small sigh of relief; the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is not going to trouble them further at this time. Commissioner Jennifer Sto...
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