A new web browser feature allowing users to opt out of online tracking schemes is beginning to be embraced by …full story
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New web privacy feature gaining ground
April 1st, 2011
Posted by Tone on April 1st, 2011 in News | | Tags: AP News Registry, browser, Digital Advertising Alliance, DNT, Do Not Track, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Mozilla, privacy
Facebook turns you into ads
January 27th, 2011
A new marketing feature on Facebook is now taking users’ posts and using them as sponsor advertisements.
Posted by Tone on January 27th, 2011 in News | | Tags: advertising, check-in, Facebook, like, marketing, privacy, Wall Street Journal
Facebook scraps user phone and address data access
January 19th, 2011
Facebook has dropped a plan that would give app developers access to user’s phone and address data.
Google apologises for WiFi privacy breach
December 14th, 2010
The Privacy Commision today concluded an inquiry finding a remorseful Google in violation of several principles of the Privacy Act in their collection of WiFi data in New Zealand.
District 9: Favoured by Pirates!
March 9th, 2010
Although the Hurt Locker might have taken home the majority of the Little Yellow Men from the Academy Awards last …full story
Google Pulls Back Buzz
February 15th, 2010
After launching five days ago, Google bent to criticism by altering privacy setting on its controversial new social networking service, …full story
Posted by Tone on February 15th, 2010 in News | | Tags: Buzz, Google, Google Buzz, privacy, social networking

