Internet Privacy

Privacy, Human Rights at Legal Frontiers of Digital Media

Ruth Starkman | Posted 05.29.2012

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New markets, copyright, IP addresses, freedom of speech, human rights and, of course, privacy -- these were the hot topics of the Legal Frontiers of Digital Media Conference.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporate Secrecy and Personal Privacy are Opposites (Part 7 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Google Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News

Here is my bottom line: By all means, be as open as you want online; but realize that with openness can come vulnerabilities, especially for your children.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Big Brother 2.0 (Part 6 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Google, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Google Chrome, Oversharing, Facebook Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Gmail, Technology News

If history is any guide, advances in privacy have tended to arise in the wake of widespread privacy abuses. Something similar may be happening today with data breaches and identity theft, as more and more people come to understand the pain and consequences of personal data misuse.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporations, the Main Beneficiaries of Personal Sharing (Part 5 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Corporations, Privacy, Technology News

The most powerful forces making the case for sharing personal information are not philosophers or media pundits -- they are social media companies and other corporations who have a lot to gain from our social norms about privacy changing.

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FBI Forms Secret Online Eavesdropping Unit

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Video, Internet Privacy, FBI Web Surveillance, FBI Eavesdropping, Online Privacy, Fbi, Privacy, FBI Surveillance, Fbi Internet, Technology News

With the Federal Bureau of Investigation's recent push for web wiretaps and increased Internet surveillance, the U.S. seems to be edging closer to the...

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Real Dangers of Thoughtless Sharing (Part 4 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Sexting, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Just as parents caution their children about the dangers of playing in the street or running with scissors, they must also educate and work with their children in developing personal privacy strategies.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Privacy, the Self and Human Relationships (Part 3 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Even though the human condition requires connection, we also need to feel confident that we can be alone and unwatched when we want to be. It may seem an odd notion today, but initially the Internet was a favorite refuge for many seeking privacy.

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Internet Restrictions: How Much Should We Worry About Our Freedom of Information?

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Internet, Internet Privacy, Sopa Pipa, Acta, Pipa, SOPA Bill, Freedom of Expression, Internet Censorship, Freedom of Information Act, India, Censorship, Sopa, Technology News

From a human rights perspective, blanket restrictions on specific means of communication should always raise red flags.

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Privacy Is Important But What's Wrong With Letting People Share?

Larry Magid | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Technology News

People worry about what they choose to share on Facebook but may not even think about what they're already sharing with corporations.

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Firefox Collusion Tracks the Companies Tracking You Online

Brett Greene | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Chrome Browser Extension, Privacy Tips, Chrome Browser, Gary Kovacs, TED Talks, Flash Local Shared Objects, Collusion, Social Network Constitution, Firefox Add On, Cookies, Flash Cookies, Internet Privacy, Lori Anderson, Internet Browsing, Online Privacy, Behavioral Targeting, Digital Advertising, Denver News

With each click of the mouse we leave breadcrumb trails of our interests, needs and websites we stumble upon. But the majority of the companies that track us online and collect data on our activities never asked for permission.

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Is Privacy Really THAT Special Anymore?

Joseph Rauch | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Google, Consumers, Target Stores, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Invasion of Privacy, Privacy, Big Brother, College News

Since privacy is a broad term and can be defined in many ways, it is not always clear what an invasion of privacy is. People can find out just about everything they want to know about you by using cookies and behavioral targeting since your Internet history is readily accessible.

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Consumer Reports Finds Very Small Percentage of Facebook Users 'Are Sharing Too Much'

Larry Magid | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Consumer Reports, Online Security, Internet Privacy, Web Security, Internet Security, Online Privacy, Privacy, Social Media, Technology News

When Consumer Reports decided to write about Facebook, it focused extensively on how it's possible for people to use the service in ways that jeopardize their privacy even though, based on their own statistics, the vast majority of users have mostly positive experiences with Facebook.

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Consumer Reports Privacy Survey Rings Alarm Bells

Stephen Balkam | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Fosi, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Consumer Reports, Social Media, Internet Privacy, Consumer Union, Social Networking, Technology News

Consumer Reports' recent survey entitled, "Facebook & Your Privacy: Who Sees Your Data on the Biggest Social Network" raises some very important issues about the use of the details and data of our daily lives and how we are tracked in both the real world and across cyberspace.

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Why They Track Us

Jules Polonetsky | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Online Marketing, Commercials, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Online Advertising, Advertising, Internet Advertising, Obama Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Technology News

Some critics point out that TV, radio and magazine advertisers measure ad effectiveness using research panels of users who sign up to provide feedback. Why do websites need to measure effectiveness with greater precision?

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The Internet Never Forgets: How to Live in the 21st Century

Dr Layla McCay | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Internet, Social Media, Social Networking, Cybersecurity, Online Privacy, Health Care, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Technology News

Do we have the right to be forgotten? Thanks to social media, something silly you thought or did at age 15 could easily appear for all to judge 10, 20, or 50 years later at the tap of a button.

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The Internet Privacy Debate Misses the Point

Scott Vernick | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Online Safety, PRECISE Act, Internet Safety, Internet Privacy, CISPA Act, Cyber Security, Online Privacy, Cyberattack, Cyber Terrorism, Technology News

Let's put our daily conversations about information over-sharing in perspective and address what is by far the real danger to our security and national well-being.

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CISPA Is the New SOPA: Help Kill It This Week

David Segal | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Politics, Coica, Internet Freedom, Zuckerberg, Pipa, Facebook, Privacy, Cispa, Sopa, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Technology News

CISPA is the new SOPA. Today marks the opening of a week of action in opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which would ob...

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Hacked Photos Displayed As Art

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Facebook Photos, Internet, Stolen Photos, Digital Photography, Internet Privacy, Hacked Photos, Privacy, Arts News

LONDON — Recognize that picture? Two Italian-born artists are showing off more than 10,000 private photographs they claim to have stolen from r...

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Data Mining You

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Data Mining, Central Intelligence Agency, Obama Internet, Obama CIA, Internet Safety, Internet Security, Government Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, Internet Privacy, Online Privacy, Counterterrorism Guidelines, Obama Counterterrorism, Politics News

In these last years, while so many Americans were foreclosed upon or had their homes go "underwater" and the construction industry went to hell, the intelligence housing bubble just continued to grow.

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Daughter Fat? Been Dumped? Tell The Internet!

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Talking About Kids Online, Internet Privacy, Children's Privacy, Parentry, Mommy Blogs, Parents News

It has become a ritual of sorts, predictable even as it takes us by surprise each time. Parent writes something personal. Damage may or may not be done by the revelation itself. Then so much more damage is done by the resulting outrage.

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FTC Urges Congress To Shed Light On Opaque World Of Data Brokers

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Consumer Privacy, Online Privacy, Video, Internet Privacy, Data Brokers, John D Rockefeller IV, Jon Leibowitz, Consumer Protection, Ftc, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday called on Congress to shed light on the opaque world of data brokers who collect and sell consumer data but rem...

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Senator Speaks Out On Facebook Password Issue

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 05.22.2012

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SEATTLE — A Democratic senator from Connecticut is writing a bill that would stop the practice of employers asking job applicants for their Face...

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How Are Celebrity Cellphones Hacked?

Michael Gregg | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Celebrity Hackers, Anonymous, Computer Hackers, Anonymous Hackers, Google Hacker, Internet Safety, Internet Privacy, Internet Security, Entertainment News

Celebrities are a perfect target for hackers -- they're highly visible, spend lots of time on their smartphones and they know next to nothing about security. It's no wonder they're often victimized by hackers.

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When Private Becomes Public -- Bad Decisions Online Can Come Back to Haunt You

Craig Agranoff | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Anonymous Usernames, The Internet, Online Privacy, Privacy Policies, Internet Privacy, Privacy Controls, Angie Varona, Online Reputation, Miami News

There are many things you do online that are considered normal and probably will never get you in any sort of trouble or besmirch your good name. Sometimes, though, seemingly innocent things may become horrific defilers of your reputation.

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Heavy Hand of Media Control in China -- and Here?

David Tereshchuk | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Internet Privacy, China Censorship, Political Blogging, Rep. Jackie Speier, Department of Homeland Security, Rep. Patrick Meehan, Protest, Free Speech, Media News

Of course we are nothing like China when it comes to government surveillance of social media -- are we?

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