Advertising companies like Facebook and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) are usually on the front line of the digital privacy debate. But in a long-await… Read More »
As America’s top privacy cop, the Federal Trade Commission is in the thick of balancing tech and privacy issues. In the last year, it has be… Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly asked Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to supply information as part of its investigation into whether Google… Read More »
A federal judge today declined to order the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Google (NSDQ: GOOG) over impending changes to th… Read More »
Devices that treat our face as a fingerprint are one of the more unnerving technologies of the information age. Privacy regulators are start… Read More »
Updated: Facebook Timeline And Ads: Real Estate For The Highest Bidder?
By Ingrid Lunden
Dec. 24, 2011, 12:25am
Comments Off
A report out today, taking its cue from the new Timeline feature that is now getting rolled out to Facebook’s 800-million-plus users, allege… Read More »
For Users Outside The U.S., Facebook Is Getting A Little More Private
By Ingrid Lunden
Dec. 22, 2011, 7:21am
Comments Off
Facebook is no stranger to accusations about how it treats users’ privacy — something that has come under increased public scrutiny in the… Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission announced today Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) CEO Brian L. Roberts has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle charges that he… Read More »
Last week brought alarming accounts about how a firm called Carrier IQ may have used key logging technology to record millions of phone mess… Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission today released a much-anticipated settlement with Facebook over a series of privacy breaches. The deal has some… Read More »
An “upstart competitor” is claiming Google (NSDQ: GOOG) punted it to the farthest reaches of its search results and is now fighting to level… Read More »
Irony alert: The Federal Trade Commission may have just saddled Facebook with 20 years of privacy audits, but that’s not stopping it from ta… Read More »
More Must Reads
Facebook is widely reported to be on the verge of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will force it to tighten up its privac… Read More »
Another day, another call for a Facebook privacy investigation. Members of Congress and civil liberties groups are making separate requests… Read More »
By David Kaplan
Aug. 24, 2011, 4:53pm
Comments Off
» Brightcove has filed a $50 million IPO (SEC) » Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) to Subsidize Subscribers’ TV Device (NYT) &… Read More »
By Joe Mullin
Aug. 19, 2011, 4:55am
Comments Off
The Federal Trade Commission is concerned about the state of online privacy, but the agency doesn’t believe it has the legal authority-yet-t… Read More »
Updated with response from app developer. When it comes to privacy law, the exploding world of mobile apps are pretty much the wild west. Th… Read More »
Most Commented
Latest News
- Ambient video and the changing face of communication
- Industry Moves: HuffPo; The Atlantic, Everyday Health, Electus; PostRelease
- Man sues to have ‘Google’ declared a generic word
- Dish to TV nets: We pay you, so our customers can skip your ads
- After 3 months, Amazon restores IPG’s Kindle titles
- Get over it, haters – apps really are the future, says Wired publisher
- New Orleans, newspapers and the beginning of the end
- Is this the next “50 Shades of Grey”?
- The Morning Lowdown 5-25-12
- How Phil DeFranco plans to save YouTube
Popular Now
