Privacy articles

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  White House reportedly appoints first Chief Privacy Officer, and she's a Silicon Valley veteran (update)

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 7, 2013 04:20 pm + 15 comments

  President Obama has reportedly created a new job at the White House — chief privacy officer. And Continue reading…

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  California's Right to Know Act stalls after opposition from tech lobby

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 6, 2013 09:29 pm + 14 comments

  The fight in California to liberate people’s personal information from the companies that track Continue reading…

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  Google Glass app lets you sneak photos with a wink

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 2, 2013 05:01 am + 151 comments

  A Google Glass developer has created an app that allows you to take a photo using just your eye. The Continue reading…

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  Reddit announces new, simpler privacy policy going into effect May 15th

  By Carl Franzen on May 1, 2013 07:03 pm + 23 comments

  Social news darling Reddit has announced and released a preview version of its new privacy policy Continue reading…

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  Twitter praised for protecting user data as Apple and Yahoo falter in privacy report

  By Matt Brian on May 1, 2013 08:04 am + 15 comments

  Every year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) releases a report that tests how far the Continue reading…

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  Privacy is 'off the table' in a 'post-9/11 world,' says New York City police chief

  By Adrianne Jeffries on April 26, 2013 03:35 pm + 115 comments

  The rhetoric in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings is starting to recall the heightened fear Continue reading…

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  Judge denies FBI request to hijack suspect's PC using spyware

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 26, 2013 09:45 am + 21 comments

  For a long time, the FBI has been refining its ability to get inside your computer whenever it Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt thinks Glass's voice controls are 'the weirdest thing'

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 25, 2013 07:41 pm + 84 comments

  As Google’s Glass device trickles out to developers and early adopters, debates about its use in Continue reading…

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  Senate committee passes ECPA bill to increase email privacy, full floor vote next

  By Carl Franzen on April 25, 2013 11:00 am + 14 comments

  A bipartisan Senate committee just voted unanimously to advance a privacy reform bill that would Continue reading…

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  Google fined just $189,000 for 'one of the biggest' data protection violations in German history

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 22, 2013 07:49 am + 160 comments

  Google has been fined €145,000 (around $189,000) for what a regulator called "one of the biggest Continue reading…