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Microsoft proposes tiered privacy in online advertising Microsoft has proposed a tiered approach to protecting the privacy of people targeted by online advertising, saying advertisers should get permission before using sensitive, personally identifiable information to deliver ads. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress As advertisers grow more sophisticated about behavioral targeting, and online privacy standards vary, regulators and privacy advocates are becoming concerned. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Web Privacy on the Radar in Congress As advertisers grow more sophisticated about behavioral targeting, and as online privacy standards vary, regulators and privacy advocates are becoming concerned. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Privacy advocates: Consumer education isn't enough The efforts of e-commerce sites and online advertisers to educate U.S. consumers about privacy and targeted advertising aren't enough because many consumers won't take the time to understand the issues, privacy advocates said Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Do ISPs pose a bigger online privacy threat than Google? The increased monitoring and profiling of Internet users by companies such as Google and its DoubleClick online advertising subsidiary is widely seen as one of the biggest threats to online privacy. But in reality, said university professor Paul Ohm, the potential for Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Senators question NebuAd, targeted ad privacy NebuAd, the controversial online behavioral advertising vendor, does not collect personally identifiable information or keep the information it collects for an extended time, the company's chairman and CEO said Wednesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Privacy groups vow to fight Microsoft-Yahoo deal Privacy groups are promising a fight before U.S. regulatory agencies if Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion is accepted, and the deal could face significant hurdles in Europe as well.Microsoft ann Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activitie Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears - Reuters Boston GlobeCourt order on YouTube user data fans privacy fearsReuters - 16 hours agoBy Kenneth Li and Eric Auchard NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Rise in Privacy Fears Mirrors Jump in Online Theft After a steady drop over the past several years, the number of people who say they're very worried about the safety of online shopping rose sharply in 2007. If they're not scared, they should be, statistics show. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Rise in Privacy Fears Mirrors Jump in Online Theft After a steady drop over the past several years, the number of people who say they're very worried about the safety of online shopping rose sharply in 2007. If they're not scared, they should be, statistics show. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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eBay UK pimps users' privacy for targeted ads When opt out means locked out eBay users in the UK will start seeing adverts targeting them based on the kind of items they view and bid for while browsing the online tat-house.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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House Committee Broadens Online Privacy Probe Lawmakers send letter calling on nearly three dozen Internet service and content provider to detail their behavioral targeting practices. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Net Privacy Could See Action in Next Congress Following a probe of ISPs' behavioral targeting efforts, a leading lawmaker plans a bill that would rein in online data collection. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Internet.com |
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Facebook Beefs Up Privacy Options, Readies Online Chat - PC World Turkish PressFacebook Beefs Up Privacy Options, Readies Online ChatPC World - 2 hours agoFacebook plans to roll out new privacy features that will give users more control over who sees the data stored on their profile pages.Facebook to offer more privacy control Lo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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IBM project seeks privacy controls for users A three-year project to infuse privacy controls into identity technologies and emerging social networking communities is being undertaken by IBM Research with funding help from the European Union.The intent is t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Fears over advert system privacy Online advert system Phorm could make the net less secure and breaches human rights, the service's creators are told. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Fears over advert system privacy Online advert system Phorm could make the net less secure and breaches human rights, the service's creators are told. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > BBC |
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After criticism, Sears plugs Web site's privacy hole Sears Holdings has taken part of its Managemyhome.com Web site offline following revelations that the site was making customers' purchasing histories publicly available.Sears disabled the site's "Find your produ Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Content discovery issues slow down mobile video takeup One reason that mobile users don't access more content from a mobile phone, like video clips, is because finding content is cumbersome -- but that should change in the future with intelligent network services, said one expert speaking on a panel at the Consumer Electr Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |