Google's Schmidt Roasted for Privacy Comments
An Internet privacy watchdog has blasted Google chief executive Eric Schmidt for his comments on Internet privacy, saying his remarks suggest Google misunderstands basic lessons about why p...
PC World via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 11 09:06:00 PST 2009
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Check your Facebook 'privacy' settings now
If you use Facebook and care about your privacy, take a moment to read this blog entry. Facebook has made some major changes that allow a great deal more people to see your personal photos ...
Washington Post,
Fri Dec 11 10:30:15 PST 2009
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Privacy advocates slam Facebook change
Privacy advocates slammed revamped Facebook privacy controls on Thursday, saying the change masks a move to get members to expose more information online.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 19:31:42 PST 2009
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Facebook Tweaks Privacy Policy
A Facebook user edits privacy settings. Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, the networking Web site is taking the rare step of requiring its more than 350 million users to review and update ...
Fox News,
Fri Dec 11 06:36:32 PST 2009
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Google's Schmidt Roasted for Privacy Comments
Watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation accuses Google of not understanding the value of privacy.
PC World,
Fri Dec 11 11:16:49 PST 2009
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After Criticism, Facebook Tweaks Friends List Privacy Options
Facebook's new privacy controls remain a work in progress a full 24 hours after release and months after they were announced. Responding to criticism over making its users' Friends Lists pu...
PC World via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 18:17:00 PST 2009
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Facebook's Bossy, Cagey Privacy Maneuvers
In making a move meant to enhance user privacy, Facebook went about things in a kind of intrusive way this week. As you know, the site started out as a college-kids-only social network, and...
TechNewsWorld.com,
Fri Dec 11 09:08:42 PST 2009
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Facebook backtracks on privacy
Facebook has been forced to retreat on some changes to its privacy settings after the move created an outcry from data protection campaigners and left users confused and irate.
Financial Times,
Fri Dec 11 11:18:00 PST 2009
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New York Times,
Thu Dec 10 10:52:26 PST 2009
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Facebook privacy changes, aimed at openness, may trigger the opposite
Facebook will require its 350 million users to review their settings as it rolls out new privacy controls.
The Christian Science Monitor,
Fri Dec 11 06:53:37 PST 2009
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Google, Facebook, and our privacy: We're all in denial
What does it mean to have a "right to privacy?" We have a right to vote, and too few of us use it. I heard it explained to me once, a human right is like a vegetable garden. You have to nur...
BetaNews,
Fri Dec 11 11:23:34 PST 2009
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Google facing privacy backlash
Google has been sharply criticised by Mozilla and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for its stance on user privacy, after Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview on ...
V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News,
Fri Dec 11 06:00:42 PST 2009
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Privacy advocates slam Facebook change
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KETK 56 Tyler,
Fri Dec 11 09:18:30 PST 2009
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Facebook's Privacy Changes Still Worry Security Experts
One of the nation's most popular social networking web sites has recently adjusted its privacy policies, and by doing so is putting Internet privacy issues in the spotlight.
KYW News Radio 1060,
Fri Dec 11 10:11:24 PST 2009
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User Backlash Forces Facebook Privacy Tweaks, Again
Yesterday Facebook launched its attempt to push users into public posts, disguised as a privacy overhaul to safeguard them instead. I called it out for dodgy dealings, and it turns out many...
Fast Company Magazine,
Fri Dec 11 05:39:30 PST 2009
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Facebook's New Privacy Settings: 5 Things You Should Know
Facebook has begun rolling out its new privacy settings to all of its 350 million users. If you haven't seen it already, you will soon have to go through a wizard that will guide you throug...
PC World via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 10 08:25:00 PST 2009
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Facebook's Privacy Maneuver Carries Pitfalls
Facebook started prompting its more than 350 million users Wednesday to click through their personal privacy settings in an effort to educate them on what is publicly available on their pro...
HispanicBusiness.com,
Fri Dec 11 07:13:06 PST 2009
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Facebook tweaks new privacy settings
Social network will now let users hide friend lists Facebook is rolling out a new option that allows social networkers to protect their Friends List from viewing or searching, following cri...
PC Advisor,
Fri Dec 11 08:08:19 PST 2009
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Facebook unveils privacy changes
A large pop-up box will greet Facebook users logging on to the social-networking site on Thursday, asking them to modify their privacy settings.
CNN,
Thu Dec 10 06:51:50 PST 2009
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