Surveillance-IT

Data From 100m Facebook Accounts Shared Online

The privacy weaknesses of social networks are once again in the spotlight, after a security consultant shared details of millions…

14 years ago

Google Street View Cars Back On The Road

The Street View cars are back - without any Wi-Fi equipment, says Google

14 years ago

Google And Facebook: Opt-In Is Coming

As Facebook gets sued, and Google faces government criticism, eWEEK Europe says the inevitable result will be regulations that make…

14 years ago

Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy

Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum

14 years ago

Scotland Yard Considers Google WiSpy Investigation

A complaint by Privacy International could prompt a criminal investigation by Scotland Yard, into Google's Wi-Fi snooping

14 years ago

Facebook Continues To Tout Privacy Improvements

Facebook has issued a blog post and a letter detailing the ways in which it stewards users' personal data

14 years ago

Facebook Rebuffs Critics’ Six Point Plan

Privacy critics are not letting up. They presented Facebook founder Marc Zuckerberg with a six-point plan

14 years ago

Google’s War Drive Is A Boon For Security

Whatever the outcome of Google's Wi-Fi privacy fiasco, it should persuade small businesses to close their Wi-Fi security, says Larry…

14 years ago

Google To Provide WiSpy Data To Germany And France

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the search engine will cede the data it accidentally collected over WiFi to regulators in…

14 years ago

Former Facebook Exec Criticises Company For Privacy Stance

Former Facebook privacy officer Chris Kelly has joined the ranks of public officials taking Facebook to task over privacy issues

14 years ago

Zuckerberg Calls For ‘Balance’ Over Facebook Privacy

Facebook's CEO has called for 'balance' after he talked about his company's privacy and security battles

14 years ago

‘Privacy-Aware’ Diaspora To Challenge Facebook

Diaspora - a "privacy-aware" social network - is preparing to challenge Facebook, as Zuckerberg faces privacy criticisms at D8

14 years ago

Facebook Privacy – Why No One Cares

Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes,…

14 years ago

‘Quit Facebook Day’ Fails To Attract Support

Only 11 percent of Facebook users have heard of the grassroots "Quit Facebook Day" movement, despite widespread media coverage

14 years ago

Youth Not So Carefree About Privacy

The younger social networking generations take proactive approach to privacy, a survey finds

14 years ago

Facebook Unveils Privacy Revamp

Facebook has slashed the number of settings required to make all information private and create one control for user content.

14 years ago

Facebook Plans To ‘Drastically Simplify’ Privacy

In the face of a user backlash, Facebook has announced plans to update its privacy settings

14 years ago

Facebook Chief Acknowledges Privacy Criticisms

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits mistakes in changing the social network’s privacy controls and repeats a pledge to simplify them in…

14 years ago

Poll Reveals Widespread Concern Over Facebook Privacy

Sixty percent of respondents to a Sophos poll say they are considering quitting Facebook due to privacy fears

14 years ago

Evidence Mounts of Facebook Backlash

A survey found two thirds of Facebook users are thinking of quitting amid privacy criticism

15 years ago

US Reps Call In FTC Over Google Wi-Fi Fiasco

Two US politicians have called for an investigation of Google, while in Europe the probes into its Wi-Fi snooping get…

15 years ago

Reding Says Google Does Not Respect EU Rules

Google flouted EU rules in its Wi-Fi data harvest, says Commissioner Reding. There will be a reckoning

15 years ago

Facebook Promises to Clean Up Its Privacy

Facebook's director of public policy promises changes in radio interview

15 years ago

Will Facebook Fears Make Users More Aware?

Now ordinary people are concerned about Facebook's privacy practices, Larry Walsh asks: will they change their behaviour?

15 years ago

Pressure On Facebook Over Privacy Continues

The latest privacy concerns have some users threatening to delete their accounts with the social networking service

15 years ago

Google Admits To Street View Wi-Fi Data Gaffe

Google says it will no longer collect Wi-Fi data after its Street View cars accidentally stored personal information for the…

15 years ago

Facebook Makes Security Changes Amid Privacy Concerns

Facebook tightens security as it deals with the continuing fallout over changes to its privacy settings

15 years ago

10 Things To Remember About Facebook Privacy

Facebook might be the world's largest social network, but it also suffers from some privacy and security issues that should…

15 years ago

Facebook: The New Soft Security Target

Facebook has a slack attitude to privacy, and if its users don't keep their wits about them it will become…

15 years ago

US Government Weighs In On Facebook Privacy

Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce

15 years ago