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Ireland Gives Facebook’s International Privacy and Data Protection a Passing Grade

Liz Gannes in Social on December 21, 2011 at 9:36 am PT

The Irish Data Protection Commission today concluded that Facebook has “a positive approach and commitment” to protecting the privacy of its international users.

Airbnb Apologizes, Offers $50,000 Guarantee in Hopes of Defusing Security Concerns

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 1, 2011 at 1:45 pm PT

Airbnb sent a letter to its users today in an effort to allay concerns about security about its service, which helps connect people willing to rent out their homes to complete strangers.

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

Kara Swisher in Media on July 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

News Corp. CEO and majordomo Rupert Murdoch tells British lawmakers he is sorry on the “most humble day of my life”, survives a surprise attack and loses his jacket. Other than that, the hearing turned into a what didn’t the Murdochs know and when didn’t they know it Q&A session.

Rupert Murdoch Tells the U.K. “We Are Sorry”

Peter Kafka in Media on July 15, 2011 at 8:04 am PT

News Corp.’s newest tactic in the PhoneGate scandal: Public apologies. This one comes via a print ad.

Verizon Upholds Tradition of Bumpy iPhone Launch

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

AT&T must be snickering into its cornflakes this morning. Verizon began taking pre-orders for the forthcoming CDMA iPhone this morning and is suffering some of the same issues for which AT&T has been taken to task in the past (though not nearly as severe).

Facebook Brings Back (Part of) Beacon, and No One Blinks

Peter Kafka in Media on January 26, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Remember when people freaked out about Facebook letting advertisers tell people what you were doing on the Web? Old news! Now it’s a yawn.

Gawkergate Password Mess Was Two Years in the Making

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 3:32 pm PT

The weaknesses of Gawker’s password system were pointed out clearly in 2008, although nothing was ever done about it. You know how that turned out.

Nick Denton "So Very Sorry" About Giant Gawker Media Hack

Peter Kafka in Media on December 13, 2010 at 10:56 am PT

It takes something pretty catastrophic for Nick Denton to apologize in public. So mark this one down: The Gawker Media owner says he’s “so very sorry” about the hacking attack that exposed some 1.5 million of his readers’ passwords.

Viral Video: Keith Olbermann's Non-Apologetic Apology

Kara Swisher in News on November 10, 2010 at 12:40 am PT

MSNBC cable television host Keith Olbermann was back on the air last night after a short suspension and chatting up a storm–as usual, almost entirely about himself. This time it was supposedly to apologize for handing over some dough in support of a trio of Democratic candidates, which is against NBC ethical guidelines for its news folk. It turned into more of a pat on the back.

Google CEO Apologizes for Street View Schmidtstorm

John Paczkowski in News on October 26, 2010 at 9:54 am PT

Apologies from Google CEO Eric Schmidt are as rare as Bing bookmarks at Google HQ, so consider the one offered after the jump–for his cavalier suggestion that folks worried about Google Street View invading their privacy should “just move”–something of a milestone.