Tag Archives: privacy

Sat 28th March 2015
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AT&T Plans To Watch Where You Go Online - ATT may be able to out do Google when it comes to serving targeted ads according to an article on Ars Technica. Apparently ATT watches everything that their customers do. In some areas you can pay more apparently and that allows you to get some privacy back. From the article: If you have ATT’s gigabit Internet service and wonder why it seems so affordable, here’s the reason—ATT is boosting profits by rerouting all your Web browsing to an in-house traffic scanning platform, analyzing your ... read more ...
Tue 22nd July 2014
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Judge Grants Government Permission To Access All Content in a Gmail Account - Privacy may be taking a hit if a recent ruling becomes the norm with regards to the contents of your email. Brenda Barron wrote on Venture Beat about a ruling from a judge in New York, that said the government can access all the content and files in one users Gmail account. This is not the first time that an email account has come before a judge for a decision on whether the government may have access. The article points out that in other rulings the judges have not granted this permission. From ... read more ...
Tue 13th May 2014
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People Have A Right to be Forgotten - In a landmark case that is being covered by every news outlet around the world, a European Court has said ordinary people can request to have their info pulled from the search results. This will certainly open the door to a multitude of scenarios, first this is a European ruling, will North American courts demand the same rights for their citizens ? The ruling does not give any open and shut method for removing the info and of course Google is likely to fight this and appeal the ruling. AMSTERDAN ... read more ...
Fri 18th April 2014
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The White House Unveils A New Privacy Policy - Martha Mendoza wrote a piece for the AP on the White House updating their out dated privacy policy. The administration has been criticized from all sides after Edward Snowden exposed sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs. This policy aims to address at least some of those concerns. From the article: “Information you choose to share with the White House (directly and via third party sites) may be treated as public information,” the new policy says. The Obama Administration also promises ... read more ...
Fri 21st March 2014
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Apple, Yahoo and Google All Reserve The Right To Read Your Email - So there was a story out this week that Microsoft had read the emails of a French blogger who had received code from a former Microsoft employee, the employee has been arrested in Seattle, accused of leaking Windows 8 to the tech blogger. The blogger actually contacted Microsoft to verify what was going on, Microsoft then went through his hotmail and messenger and found the email from the former employee. This of course has created quite a stir about privacy and what providers can and cannot do. ... read more ...