3 posts and columns on private data

Google's Korea Office Raided

in News on August 10, 2010 at 7:31 am PT

Police raided Google Inc.’s South Korean offices Tuesday to probe potential violations of the country’s telecommunication-privacy law, in the latest move by authorities around the world to ratchet up scrutiny of the Internet search giant’s privacy practices.

Don’t Kid Yourself, Mobile Ad Companies: Apple Really Does Want to Lock Up the App Market

in Media on May 17, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Maybe Apple wants to protect users’ privacy. Maybe it has other motives. Whatever the reason, it looks like the company really does want to make it hard for outsiders to sell ads on Apple’s apps.

Where Your Old Gadgets Find a Second Life

in The Digital Solution on August 12, 2008 at 2:32 pm PT

Digital electronics will eventually break or get replaced. It’s hard to know what to do with the gadgets that get left behind. But there are Web sites that make it easy to get rid of old electronics — and some offer cash for them, too.