Don’t give Google a free pass on data collection, privacy …
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
A judge’s order that Google turn over YouTube user data to Viacom is raising privacy concerns. But some privacy advocates question why Google is collecting …
Google’s Tracking of Users Can Also Increase Privacy Protection
New York Times – United States
By Saul Hansell We’ve written a lot about whether there are potential costs to privacy in Google’s practice of recording the Internet Protocol address of …
Privacy watchdog airs Google Street View concerns
ZDNet UK – UK
There could be privacy concerns if the people are identifiable, because the images are available to anyone who can log onto the internet. …
YouTube facing privacy dramas
New Zealand Herald – New Zealand
By Stephanie Bodoni YouTube may be opening itself up to privacy complaints after a US court order it turn over online viewer information. …
Businesses Falling Short Of Privacy Laws
New York Times – United States
By Ana Patricia Ferrey, Inc.com A growing number of businesses are struggling with increasingly complex privacy laws and often falling short of compliance …
Gmail to Incorporate Privacy Feature
Techtree.com – Mumbai,India
Gmail has introduced a new privacy feature that allows users to track and control multiple sessions in Gmail without putting a date to when it will be made …
No Privacy on Fingerprint Provision
Wall Street Journal – USA
And contrary to what the letter implies, the bill does not require any type of privacy protection for the proposed fingerprint database other than a general …
Privacy groups to Google: What took you so long?
Computerworld – Framingham,MA,USA
By Linda Rosencrance July 7, 2008 (Computerworld) Privacy groups are glad that Google Inc. has finally placed a link to its privacy policy on its home page, …
Google’s Turn As ‘Privacy Defender’ In Viacom Suit Only Partly …
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
The tension in Google’s simultaneous desire to collect the world’s data while protecting the world’s privacy can be seen in YouTube’s user fight. …
Court Invites Viacom to Violate YouTube Viewers’ Privacy
Washington Post – United States
But he blandly dismissed Google’s defense of YouTube users’ privacy in a brief paragraph of the 25-page ruling (PDF): … their privacy concerns are …
Europe data protection laws not fit for purpose, says ICO
ComputerworldUK – UK
“It is showing its age and is failing to meet new challenges to privacy, such as the transfer of personal details across international borders and the huge …
The End of Internet Privacy? A Look the Viacom-Google Order
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
(Though additional info is usually needed to link IP addresses to individuals, privacy experts say the process is easy enough to cause concerns for …