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• Biggest tech industry apologies of 2010 - so far

  While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the tech industry has not been without its fair share of apologies during the first half of 2010 either.

  By Bob Brown | 22 June, 2010 02:29

  Tags: Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, iPhone, iphone 4, mcaffee, privacy, security

• Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call

  The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 29 May, 2010 00:31

  Tags: Google, networking, network security, privacy, security, wi-fi

• 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

  Tags: Facebook, internet privacy, privacy

• 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

  Tags: Facebook, internet privacy, privacy, social networking, social networks

• 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

  Tags: Facebook, internet privacy, privacy, social networking, social networks

• 60 percent would quit Facebook? Yeah, right

  Facebook's privacy problems reportedly have the social network rethinking its approach, and a new poll suggests that the threat of user decline is real, but don't expect a mass exodus any time soon.

  By Jared Newman | 22 May, 2010 05:38

  Tags: Facebook, internet privacy, privacy

• Google Wi-Fi data snooping: An FAQ

  Google is cleaning up its mess after the company says it mistakenly collecting browsing data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street View project.

  By Ian Paul | 19 May, 2010 04:20

  Tags: Google, google street view, privacy, wi-fi

• Geolocation 101: How it works, the apps, and your privacy

  Facebook wants to know "What's on your mind?" Twitter asks "What's happening?" But that's getting old already. The burning question for the next wave of social networking is "Where are you?"--and services like Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, and Loopt want you to use your smartphone to answer it.

  By Daniel Ionescu | 31 March, 2010 01:55

  Tags: Facebook, geolocation, GPS, privacy, social networking, twitter

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  Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers

  If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

  By Erik Larkin | 23 December, 2009 06:54

  Tags: amazon kindle, ebook, Google books, kindle, privacy

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  Why privacy concerns are ruining Facebook

  Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schools, and more.

  By Brennon Slattery | 03 December, 2009 04:02

  Tags: Facebook, privacy, social networking

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  Facebook to tighten privacy after Canadian investigation

  Facebook will enhance its social-networking site's privacy features over the next 12 months as a result of a set of recommendations from the Canadian government.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 28 August, 2009 05:05

  Tags: Facebook, privacy, security, social networking

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  Does Google know too much about you?

  Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonderful company with a broad selection of useful online tools that make life easier, but for others Google is a looming, unregulated monster just waiting for the moment to drop the 'don't' from the company's unofficial motto, "Don't be evil."

  By Ian Paul | 11 July, 2009 05:22

  Tags: censorship, gmail, Google, google apps, Google Chrome OS, privacy

• Swedish regulators look at handling of mobile location data

  The sale of location information from mobile operators to service providers could result in privacy issues, and needs to be investigated, two Swedish regulators said on Tuesday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 June, 2009 00:40

  Tags: data protection, privacy, Sweden

• Opting out of targeted ads too hard, privacy advocates say

  The online advertising industry and U.S. policy makers need to give online users more control over the collection of personal data and surfing habits beyond the traditional opt-out approach, some privacy advocates said Wednesday.

  By Grant Gross | 04 June, 2009 04:49

  Tags: data collection, privacy, security

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  Stop DRM from becoming a "privacy nightmare"

  The news that iTunes will offer songs from the three of the largest labels free of copy protection software was music to the ears of many users. Privacy experts say it's a sign the industry is realizing how counter-productive digital rights management (DRM) limitations actually are.

  By Jennifer Kavur | 24 February, 2009 08:14

  Tags: drm, privacy