Yahoo will purge user data after 90 days; Ups privacy ante
ZDNet – USA
In particular, Google and Yahoo have been playing a game of privacy leapfrog. There are some differences between the policies though. …
Yahoo rolls out new data-retention policy
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Amid mounting concern from regulators and watchdogs in Washington and Europe that large Internet companies are compromising their users’ privacy by keeping …
Yahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data
New York Times – United States
Ms. Toth said she hoped that the new policy would make Yahoo more attractive with users who were concerned about privacy. “We certainly hope that taking a …
Yahoo! mocks Google Privacy Theatre
Register – London,England,UK
Analysis The privacy gap between Yahoo! and Google is greater than you think. It’s not just that Yahoo! will anonymize user search data 6 months before …
Phorm: Opt-in or opt-out
BBC News – UK
Earlier this week, Phorm, the company whose web tracking software has so angered privacy campaigners, issued this statement to the Stock Exchange. …
HHS announces new privacy guidelines for e-health records
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
The Department of Health and Human Services this week released new privacy guidelines (PDF) for electronic health records, the use of which President-elect …