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InternetNews
May 27, 2010 |
Lawmakers Want Answers in Google Wi-Fi Snag Google finds itself facing more scrutiny over the inadvertent collection of Internet transmissions through its Street View project, with lawmakers asking for answers from the company.   |
InternetNews
June 14, 2010 |
FBI, FCC Raise Security, Privacy Concerns A pair of high-profile security and privacy breaches involving two of the world's most important technology companies has the FCC and FBI calling for action. |
InternetNews
December 30, 2010 |
Looking Back on Web Privacy: 2010 Internet privacy was a favorite topic among regulators, lawmakers and advocacy groups, but for all the debate, how far did the government get toward reining in online data collection? |
InternetNews
May 17, 2010 |
Google Admits Accidental Wi-Fi Data Collection Google apologizes for its collection of content from open Wi-Fi access points. |
InternetNews
October 22, 2010 |
Google Tweaks Privacy Policy After Wi-Fi Snare Five months after revealing the mistaken interception of users' Internet transmissions with its Street View cars, Google is looking to tighten its internal controls to avoid a repeat. |
InternetNews
June 25, 2010 |
Congressmen Press Apple on Privacy Concerns A couple of lawmakers are sweating Apple for forcing iPad and iPhone users to allow the company to do whatever it wants with so-called "non-personal" information collected or provided by the devices. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2010 |
Google Gets a Pass From FTC in Street View Case Authorities at the Federal Trade Commission opt not to take action against Google for inadvertently collecting Internet transmissions with its Street View cars. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2011
Chloe Albanesius |
Don't Want Google Collecting Your Wi-Fi Data? Opt Out is Coming In the wake of last year's data collection controversy, Google said Tuesday that it will allow users to opt out of having their Wi-Fi location data tracked. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2010 |
UK Admonishes Google for Privacy Violations Regulators say the company's Street View vehicles violated national data protection laws. |
Information Today
March 29, 2012 |
FTC Recommends Best Practices for Consumer Privacy Protection The final report sets forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of American consumers and to give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data. |
InternetNews
December 7, 2009 |
FTC Examines Passwords and Privacy in Ads Yet another signal that the federal government is inching toward a more active approach to a largely unregulated industry. |
InternetNews
November 19, 2009 |
House Panel Moves Closer to Privacy Bill Lawmakers still struggling to find balance between protecting consumers without slowing commerce. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2009
Judy Mottl |
FTC Petition Asks for Mobile Data Scrutiny Advertising industry claims self regulation works for protecting consumer privacy. |
InternetNews
December 18, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Pressure Mounts on Google/DoubleClick With a decision from the Federal Trade Commission on the Google/DoubleClick merger imminent, two groups warning of privacy concerns with the combined company are ramping up their efforts to stamp privacy measures on the deal. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Groups Spar Over Behavioral Web Ads FTC gets an earful in response to its proposal for self-regulatory behavioral ad targeting. |
InternetNews
December 7, 2009 |
Yahoo Offers Ad-Targeting Privacy Controls As government regulators and privacy advocates circle, another Internet leader offers more clarity and control over user data collection for advertising. |
InternetNews
July 29, 2010 |
House Reps. Introduce Spectrum Auction Bill Lawmakers introduce voluntary incentive auction act that they hope will achieve a compromise between dueling interests. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2010 |
FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media FTC officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy workshop. |
InternetNews
March 13, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
The Privacy Debate Beyond Google-DoubleClick The debate over consumer privacy and behavioral targeting in online advertising is far from over. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2007 |
FTC Says Internet Ad Self-Regulation Falling Short Regulators scrutinize online advertising and the industry's data-collection and behavioral targeting efforts. |
InternetNews
November 1, 2007 |
FTC Reviewing Google Ad Deal 'Expeditiously' U.S. antitrust authorities are reviewing Google's purchase of advertising company DoubleClick as quickly as possible, Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz said. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2010 |
Coalition Aims to Rewrite Online Privacy Law Rivals and foes unite in broad-ranging Digital Due Process Coalition that aims to modernize the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to account for cloud, location-based services. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2010
Wade Roush |
Google's "Passive Sniffing" Technique May Have Paved the Way for Wi-Fi Privacy Flap Google says the Street View teams who crisscross the world taking pictures and collecting Wi-Fi network location data have inadvertently been recording fragments of payload data traveling on those networks. |
InternetNews
November 20, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Prompt Senate Protest A Senate subcommittee letter was the latest warning of competitive and privacy questions surrounding the Google-DoubleClick merger, but is it all just talk? |
InternetNews
March 10, 2011 |
FTC, EU Look to Tighten Online Privacy Rules As officials from United States and Europe separately undertake sweeping reviews of Internet privacy regulations for marketers and Web companies, self-regulation is under fire. |
Information Today
December 9, 2010
George H. Pike |
FTC's 'Do Not Track' Proposal Elicits Strong Reactions The proposed tool would allow users to prevent web companies from tracking their browsing activities for marketing or other purposes. |
