worldspy - 11.05.12 11:16 Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse didn't mince words at CTIA this week when he talked and the increasing level of contempt consumers hold for carriers, oftentimes ranking America's biggest operators alongside the unpleasantries of oil companies and banks. A new mobile advertising privacy policy is at least one attempt the carrier is making to change... mehr bei mobilemarketingmagazine.co.uk

worldspy - 09.05.12 08:27 It's been several months since Carrier IQ explained its data collection practices and responded to FCC and Senatorial inquiry about its privacy policies. Despite the fact that it's no longer in the headlines, Carrier IQ's still intent on improving how it handles consumer info. mehr bei engadget.com

worldspy - 08.05.12 22:18 Should MySpace last the next 20 years, it’ll have at least one close observer: the federal government.
MySpace’s privacy practices w… mehr bei mashable.com

worldspy - 08.05.12 15:42 Jabberwocky writes, "Privacy policies are complicated, and we believe that you should know what's happening with your data when you use a service. In order to help, we've created a set of icons which cover the core components of any policy. We are a group of Yale students taking Control, Privacy, and Technology, and this is our final project. mehr bei boingboing.net

worldspy - 07.05.12 19:53 In February, Stanford researcher Jonathan Mayer discovered that Google had bypassed a key Safari browser privacy setting in order to install tracking cookies. By hiding a “web form” within an online ad, Google circumvented Safari’s default settings and violated users’ right to privacy. If the Safari user clicked the +1 button in the ad, Google [... mehr bei searchenginejournal.com

worldspy - 07.05.12 14:39 Editor's note: This is the second story in a three-part series by Alex Korth on privacy. Read the first post: On Privacy in Social Networks: What Drives Users?
Most of the time, providers of social networks are commercial enterprises. Developing, bootstrapping and running a social network comes with very high costs, but most services do not charge... mehr bei readwriteweb.com

worldspy - 05.05.12 18:15 A new study indicates that 13 million Facebook users in the U.S. alone do not use or are unaware of the social network's privacy controls. Most Facebook users have no idea how much data they're willing giving out on the social networking site. mehr bei searchenginewatch.com

worldspy - 04.05.12 22:05 Bloomberg briefly reports that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to fine Google over its efforts to circumvent privacy restrictions in Safari for iOS to track users through ads on numerous sites across the web. According to a source, the fine is likely to amount to tens of millions of dollars.Google Inc. mehr bei macrumors.com

worldspy - 04.05.12 10:03 Consumer Report’s annual State of the Net study found that people are increasingly concerned with their privacy on Facebook. The report br… mehr bei mashable.com

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