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News about internet privacy
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Microsoft researchers say anonymized data isn't so anonymous
Data routinely gathered in Web logs - IP address, cookie ID, operating system, browser type, user-agent strings - can threaten online privacy because they can be used to identify the activity of individual machines, Microsoft researchers say.
By Tim Greene | 03 February, 2012 07:34
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Biometrics Institute to launch privacy charter
The Biometrics Institute has announced the launch of its international privacy charter, with the document set to be released next week in Canberra.
By Lisa Banks | 24 November, 2011 14:03
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Internet privacy conflicts
The Wall Street Journal just published the sixth article in its excellent series about Internet privacy, or the lack of it.
By Scott Bradner | 21 September, 2010 06:26
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Surveys: Social-networking users worry about privacy
Privacy remains a concern for a significant portion of people who use social-networking sites, if the findings from two recent surveys are any indication.
By Juan Carlos Perez | 15 July, 2010 08:23
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Facebook targets face-tagging in photos
Facebook, whose members upload more than 100 million photos every day, is testing a feature designed to streamline and increase the tagging of people in pictures.
By Juan Carlos Perez | 03 July, 2010 02:59
Tutorials about internet privacy
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How to choose who sees your photos on Facebook
QUESTION: I signed up for a Facebook account and uploaded some photos to my profile. I was soon contacted out of the blue by someone I didn't want to hear from and who I didn't know could see my photos and profile. I've been told that I should stop using Facebook, but will I still be able to see my photos if I cancel my account, and how can I make sure no one else can see them?
By Chris Byers | 18 August, 2010 03:17
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Test your Facebook privacy settings: Here's how
We've been talking about Facebook's privacy mess for days now. We all know the story, right? Privacy controls are broken, everyone's getting irritated, Facebook's not too concerned, blah flippidy-freakin' blah.
By JR Raphael | 18 May, 2010 07:59
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Facebook's new features: How to protect your privacy
Protecting your privacy on Facebook can feel like a full-time job. The social network has made a habit of tweaking its privacy policies with some regularity -- and in many cases, it's up to you to take proactive steps in order to keep your info out of the public eye.
By JR Raphael | 23 April, 2010 08:43
Features about internet privacy
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Can Facebook privacy be simple?
Facebook, according to its CEO, is built around the simple idea that people want to share things with "their friends and the people around them."
By Scott Bradner | 02 June, 2010 07:27
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Is there a replacement for Facebook?
Facebook claims to have more than 400 million active users. In fact, according to Web analytics firm Alexa, only Google is a more popular site. So, with all that going for it, why are so many users unhappy, with one poll showing that more than half of Facebook users are thinking about leaving?
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 29 May, 2010 02:30
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Facebook's privacy fixes can't cure stupid
Facebook deserves plenty of blame for messing too much with its privacy settings, but no amount of fixing will stop people from embarrassing themselves on the Internet.
By Jared Newman | 27 May, 2010 04:30
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Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins?
Want an expert lesson in how to respond without actually responding and how to apologize without saying you're sorry? Then you need to read Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg's quasi-mea culpa in today's Washington Post. Do it now; I'll wait.
By Robert X. Cringely | 25 May, 2010 10:27
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Good-bye to privacy?
New Yorker Barry Hoggard draws a line in the sand when it comes to online privacy. In May he said farewell to 1251 Facebook friends by deleting his account of four years to protest what he calls the social network's eroding privacy policies.
By Tom Spring | 24 May, 2010 23:56
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