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Your Web Browser Just Told Everyone You Visited a Porn Site

in Media on May 17, 2010 at 11:47 am PT

Your identity as a dog may still be safe on the Internet. Everything else about you, though, is looking increasingly like an open book. Latest data point: No matter what you do to stay anonymous, there’s a good chance your Web browser is betraying your identity, by leaving a unique fingerprint every time you visit a site.

FTC to Hold Privacy Roundtables

in News on September 16, 2009 at 1:13 pm PT

The Federal Trade Commission is planning three public discussions, starting in December, devoted to technology and consumer privacy. According to the FTC, the roundtables will address topics such as social networking, cloud computing, online advertising and mobile marketing, the goal being “to determine how best to protect consumer privacy while supporting beneficial uses of the information and technological innovation.”

YouTube’s White House Clips: Now 100 Percent Snoop-Free

in Media on June 12, 2009 at 5:15 am PT

Want to watch Web clips of Barack Obama’s latest press conference (or backyard shoot-around) but worry that the Administration–or Google–is watching you? Worry no more!
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