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Privacy Net – September 30, 2010
So, I’m sure you remember the Times Square [electronic] billboard war waging between Google and Consumer Watchdog…well, Consumer Watchdog has a new ad in which it calls Google “chicken” for failing to...
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Privacy Net – October 1, 2010
The International Association of Privacy Professionals has named 2010′s Top Privacy Innovators. Among them are Microsoft, Symcor, Inc. and Minnesota Privacy Consultants [Press Release] Yesterday, we...
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Privacy Net – January 31, 2011
We – at least I – learned something last summer about Germany that we may not have known before – it’s a country that’s very concerned with data privacy. So much so, in fact, that Google had to agree...
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Privacy Net – April 18, 2011
Skype for Android users – listen up. Apparently the company recently discovered that (like some other Android apps) its users personal data may have actually been “vulnerable — if a user unwittingly...
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So, you probably remember how last Thursday, we mentioned that Apple has the iPhone set up to store location data on users whereabouts. Well, that’s not a practice exclusive to Apple’s OS. Apparently,...
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As Google Buys Nest, Could Fadell’s Dream End Up a Nightmare?
NEST Thermostat (Photo credit: jeffwilcox) Hot on the heels of technology companies at CES 2014 selling their visions of the future, Google buys Nest, a manufacturer of smart home devices like...
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Popcorn Time Malware & Wars: No Honor Among Thieves
It’s tough to keep the worst pirates down, even when they’re fighting among themselves. Popcorn Time, the free streaming video site that easily facilitated the theft of major movies and tv shows for a...
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Probing the Shady Side of Google Now
droid gang (Photo credit: valanzola.t) Privacy lines are always blurred where Google is involved, but it’s fair to say that early adopters of the brand’s products probably don’t care too much about...
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As Pirate Sites Go Mobile, Malware Will Follow
Two interesting headlines this week that simply have to be drawn together: the increasing issue of mobile malware and the arrival on smartphones of Popcorn Time, the infamous movie and TV streaming...
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For Google, Getting Into Your Business Is Big Business
We all know that Google gets a lot of our personal data, but do you know just how much? A number of viral links and media reports this week are lifting the lid to help users understand exactly what...
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