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Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers
Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings
Yacy Launches New Open Source Search Engine
Peer to peer search engine may turn government and business efforts to control searches on their heads
US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.
ICO Fines Councils For Breach
Some council staff don't know the difference between internal and external email, the ICO has found
EC To Stop Facebook Eavesdropping
An EC Directive will ban information harvesting on social networking sites for targeted advertising
ICO Starts Blogging With A Look At Online Privacy
The Information Commissioner's Office has set up a blog to allow discussion of data protection issues
IT Can’t Handle Mobility, Says Report
Companies throughout Europe still struggle to keep up with the growing BYOD trend
Onion Anonymous Internet Uses Amazon Cloud
Users of the Tor anonymous project can give back to the community by bridging to Amazon's cloud
A Chilling Message For Well-Connected Social Networkers
Websense sees social media identity theft as a growing threat for 2012. Eric Doyle argues that it is a present and growing danger
Google: Why Is Wi-Fi Location Opt-Out, Not Opt-In?
Opting out of Google's Wi-Fi location system for privacy is not easy. Wayne Rash says it should have been an opt-in system
W3C Publishes Online Privacy Drafts
Web standards maker W3C proposes a standard for "do not track" features in browsers
Facebook And FTC Close To Privacy Settlement
Facebook will agree to 20 years of privacy audits to end privacy investigation
Anonymous Implicated In Finnish Web Hacks
Neo-Nazi politicians were exposed in Finland - but was Anonymous really responsible?
Online Privacy Tools Too Complex To Be Effective
Opt-out privacy tools to block online tracking are confusing their users, says CyLab researchers
Hague Pressured Over Iranian Phone Tracking Tools
A British company with links to Wiliam Hague, sold mobile phone tracking software to Iran
ICO Slams Rochdale For Data Loss
Rochdale Council lost 18,000 residents’ data on unencrypted USB stick, the ICO said
Midata Gives Consumers Back Their Personal Info
BIS has partnered Google, Mastercard and others to help consumers access the data companies hold on them
Privacy Advocates Urge UK Gov To Protect Rights Online
A group of privacy campaigners is calling for clearer online rights, ahead of today's cyber security conference
Met Police Acquires Mobile Phone Monitoring Kit
The Met Police will not confirm reports that it has acquired technology to monitor mobile phone calls
Google To Take Street View Indoors
Google's latest expansion of its Street View service will cover the inside of popular businesses
Facebook Denies ‘Shadow Profiles’ Claim
Facebook has denied allegations it is building profiles of non-users ahead of a data protection audit this week
Security Is Draining Down The Plughole Of Privacy
Little by little we are giving up our privacy and with it security ebbs away without us realising what we are losing, warns Eric Doyle
Amazon Silk Browser Faces Privacy Probe
US lawmakers are concerned that Amazon's Silk web browser tracks people's browsing habits
ICO Slates Council For Posting Salary Details Online
Dumfries & Galloway Council put personal details for 900 staff members on a website
Google Launches Online Safety Campaign
Google is working with Citizens Advice Bureau on a publicity campaign to spread awareness about web security
Google+ Updated With Granular Privacy Controls
Google+ users now have more granular privacy controls to better control notifications and comments
Facebook ‘Frictionless Sharing’ Raises Privacy Issues
The privacy implications of Facebook's frictionless sharing for social apps are causing concern among experts
Facebook Fixes Cookie Privacy Issue
Facebook has changed the way it handles cookies, after accusation that it leaked personal data