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Phone Firms Sell Data on Customers

Big phone companies have begun to sell the vast troves of data they gather about their subscribers’ locations, travels and Web-browsing habits.

Bloomberg Names Former IBM CEO Palmisano to Advise on Data Privacy

But will there be an audit?
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Congress Wants Answers From Google on Privacy Impact of Glass

The letter, signed by eight members of the Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, raises questions about facial recognition and other concerns.
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The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz

The timely idea: Let journalists and their sources connect in confidence. The Associated Press might have liked one of these.
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Fed, Treasury Looking Into Bloomberg Data Security

Bloomberg LP’s disclosure that it had restricted newsroom access to certain customer data prompted an inquiry from the Federal Reserve as well as the Treasury.

Bloomberg News Busted for Spying on Bankers

Big Bloomberg is watching you.
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Personal Information Is the Currency of the 21st Century

Privacy is dead. Get over it.
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German Court Slams Apple on Privacy

The Berlin Regional Court tells Apple to fix its privacy policies.
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Google Chairman Would Like Internet to Be Written in Pencil

“The lack of a delete button on the Internet is a significant issue. There is a time when erasure is a right thing.”

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Schmidt: Talking to Google Glass Could Make You a Spectacle

“I’m always concerned about premature regulation.”
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