The Future of Search: A One-Act Play in Three Acts (Act Two)
Consumer/user privacy concerns are no joke, as Google and Facebook well know. Your "don't be evil" policies are only as good as your data security, ability to extrapolate the consequences of your...
View ArticleFacebook Unveils Simplified Privacy Settings, Pursues Expansion With...
It must be made clear that Facebook's privacy policies remain unchanged. Reacting to the announcement, IT security and data protection firm Sophos said "the community must remain vigilant and maintain...
View ArticleNews Picks: More Instant Fallout, GoDaddy.com for Sale,...
After initially rejecting three AdWords ads submitted by Consumer Watchdog (a major critic of its policies ), Google approves the ads following a complaint by the advertiser. Q&A: Google Apps...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Excuse For Central American Invasion
Daniel Helft, director of public policies for Google Latin America, acknowledged last week that the company has found "an inaccuracy in the shaping of the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua and is...
View ArticleThe Bitter Harvest: The Redzone Saga Continues (Linden Lab Has a Problem on...
At first glance, it may seem like changes to the community standards solve Second Life privacy concerns. But they don't -- at least not right away, and without additional measures.
View ArticleSecond Life Vs RedZone Saga: The Symptoms & The Cure
Why Linden Lab needs strict privacy policies and security controls.
View ArticleSearchDay: Back To Roots Edition - May 18, 2011
SearchDay used to be the name of our SEW email newsletter - now renamed SEW Daily. However, SearchDay originally began life as a daily blog post linking to discussions around the web. Today we bring...
View ArticleCanadian Watchdog Wants Privacy Audit Of Google
Seems auditing Google's privacy policies and actions is becoming a popular demand these days, only months after the FTC required Google to submit to bi annual audits a privacy watchdog is demanding the...
View ArticleIRS Audits Google's Off-Shore Tax Strategies
Google's profit reporting for and the distribution of "intangibles" to foreign divisions is under review by the IRS, which is reviewing for illegal tax evasion strategies. Meanwhile, the SEC and French...
View ArticleFacebook Nears Google Buzz-Like Privacy Settlement with FTC
Facebook has reached a settlement with the FTC that may be ratified in the next few weeks. The settlement comes in response to concerns over Facebook’s privacy controls, and would mandate both new...
View ArticleRenewed Calls for Privacy Law Following Facebook FTC Settlement
Facebook shared user IDs with advertisers, allowing them to tie Facebook data to information gleaned about users on other sites, according to the FTC. Congressional privacy hawks swooped calling for...
View ArticleGoogle, Microsoft, Facebook Teaming Up to Fight Phishing
Google, Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up with banks and security vendors to create The Domain-based Authentication, Reporting and Conformance group (DMARC) group, which seeks to develop a platform...
View ArticleGoogle Bouncer Security Tool Fights Android Malware
Google said that since security system Bouncer has been operating, malware levels on the Android Market have gone down. The company noted that over the second half of 2011, malicious downloads had...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Tribbles: Beyond Google’s Cookiegate Browser Settings Hype
Google’s circumvention of Safari privacy settings is just the tip of the user tracking iceberg. Privacy and user experience are in serious conflict, with billions of advertising dollars at stake as...
View ArticleNew Google Privacy Policy Changes Now in Effect
Google yesterday moved forward with its planned changes to its privacy policies despite some objections from consumer groups, European regulators, and 36 U.S. attorney general concerned the changes...
View ArticleAndroid Apps Can Access, Copy Photos Stored on Your Phone
Android users have been warned that applications could be sending back photos stored on their phone to remote servers without their permission in yet another major security worry for the popular...
View ArticleWeekly Rundown: Google & Spam, Search Malware, GM Back to Facebook & More
Google's Matt Cutts and former ex-Googlers talk spam, rankings, and SEO tips. Google has safer results than Bing, Yandex, and Blekko. GM likes Facebook ads again. Here's a quick recap of search and...
View ArticleCan Google be Trusted to Do No Evil?
Google has managed to build or acquire properties in which users just naturally leave tracks. Is it all part of a grandiose scheme to build a massive graph that can help convert a search engine into a...
View ArticleWeekly Rundown: Lost Google Image Search Traffic, Facebook Search Ads & More
Google Image Search traffic is down 63 percent on average. Facebook tests Graph Search ads and debuts CPA bidding. Bing calls a search malware analysis "wrong". Here's a quick recap of search and...
View ArticleGoogle, Twitter, LinkedIn Earn Top Ratings on Data Privacy
The Electronic Frontier Foundation's annual Who Has Your Back? report lauds a number of major companies for their efforts to help preserve user privacy and report to the public the extent of their...
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