In January, Google announced that it was overhauling its more than 60 privacy policies and replacing them with one. As Alma Whitten, Google's Director of Privacy in Product and Eng...
In all likelihood, mobile app developers probably don't discriminate when it comes to sponging information from kids and adults alike. To most of them, private info is a bunch of l...
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed suit to block Google’s new unified privacy policy. They claim that the new policy violates a consent order issued in Octo...
To say online privacy is a controversial area is an understatement. It's always been challenging but has gotten even more so with the rise of social networks, online shopping, and...
Many Korean consumers are growing cautious of apps available from online stores due to constrictive refund policies. Those who find apps to be less than satisfactory are at the me...
EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, is reportedly considering filing a complaint with the United States Federal Trade Commission over Google’s new “Search Plus Your Wo...
Does Facebook have some more FTC trouble on the horizon? If one privacy organization gets its way, Facebook's shift the the Timeline will be anything other than frictionless....
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee have put together a letter calling for an FTC investigation of Google, with an emphasis on the company’s search results.
Do you think Go...
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Facebook has settled charges that it deceived consumers by failing to keep privacy promises.
Under the proposed...
ShopCity.com, a network of local shopping sites, has filed an antitrust complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against Google. The company shared a copy of the complaint with...
Last year at f8, Facebook revealed its Open Graph and social plugins. Shortly thereafter, privacy concerns became a major point of discussion throughout the media and around the wa...
After various reports that the Federal Trade Commission was going to launch a big investigation into Google's business practices, this was finally confirmed in late June, though li...