Privacy Group Seeks FTC Probe Over Google Search Feature
A major online privacy group says the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should investigate Google's new personalized search feature to see whether there are any antitrust or privacy issues, The Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday. "Google is an entrenched player trying to fight off its challenger Facebook by using its market dominance in a separate sector," said Marc Rotenberg, executive ...
California Group Creates Complaint Center For Online Privacy Issues
In an attempt to create a central online directory for privacy complaints against social networks and websites, a California group on Tuesday launched a service that allows people to share privacy problems with government agencies, lawyers or journalists.
Leaked Twitter Subpoena Raises Online Privacy Issues
UPDATE: Twitter would not comment on this particular matter, but gave us this statement: "To help users protect their rights, it is our policy to notify our users about law enforcement and governmental requests for their information, unless we are prevented by law from doing so."
Avira and secure.me Protect Personal Information and Privacy on Facebook with Joint Product Bundle
IT security experts Avira and the global service for online privacy and reputation protection secure.me announced today at CES 2012 in Las Vegas the availability of a bundled product package enabling consumers enhanced abilities to control personal data and privacy on Facebook.
Battle rages on over online privacy bill
Members of Congress may be on vacation, but that hasn't calmed critics who say an effort to stamp out online piracy would create a threat to free speech on the Internet.
