Privacy Policies: Page 5
Facebook Makes Elusive Vow to Rethink User Experimentation
The social network will give its researchers 'clearer guidelines' for future experimentations -- but just what these guidelines are is anyone's guess.
Apple Tries to Distance Itself From Facebook and Google on Privacy
As Apple continues to investigate its own high-profile hack, CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter to customers assuring their private data is safe.
The 7 Critical Elements Your Ecommerce Site Needs to Be Considered Trustworthy
With ecommerce platforms making it easier than ever to launch a website, competition is fierce. To ensure your website stands up to the trust test, make sure it has these seven components
Google: The Process of 'Forgetting' People Is Still Evolving
In response to questions raised by EU data protection agencies, Google published a point-by-point response explaining how it is currently processing the 91,000 removal requests it has already received.
Even A Business in Cyberspace Needs Legal Protection
That feeling of being unfettered on the Internet is an illusion but some basic legal documents will make it virtually real.
EU's 'Right to Be Forgotten' Ruling Is Already Getting Messy
Several news outlets claim some of their articles have been hidden by the search engine.
Tell Us: Will Facebook's Unethical User Experiment Make You Quit?
Emotions are running high over an experiment where Facebook manipulated news feeds to see how users' emotional states would be affected.
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Police Can't Search Smartphones Without a Warrant
'The fact that technology now allows an individual to carry such information in his hand does not make the information any less worthy of the protection for which [America's] founders fought.'
Facebook Rolls Out Site-Wide 'Privacy Checkup,' Revamps Default User Settings
Rather than assuming that new users wish to share their feeds with the entire Internet, Facebook will now implement default sharing among 'Friends.'
People Have a 'Right to Be Forgotten,' Top EU Court Tells Google
Google will have to delete 'inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant' links on request, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled today.
French Courts Force Google to Air Indiscretion on Homepage
Following a failed appeal, Google was ordered by French courts post a notice on its Google.fr homepage informing users that it would be paying a 150,000-euro fine over privacy violations.
Obama Changes Rules for NSA Data Collection
Today, the President announced a plan to overhaul the way the National Security Agency handles cell phone metadata, among other security policy changes.
New Facebook Privacy Issue Sparks Official FTC Inquiry
The social network is under fire again over the way it shares user information for advertising purposes.
Mobile App Basics: 3 Ways to Make User Security a Priority
After one popular app's privacy snafu, here's a look at what you should consider when developing your own mobile apps.
How Google, Apple, Facebook and Others Use Your Personal Data (Infographic)
A look at what some of the largest tech companies are doing with what they know about you.