Facebook CEO wants to talk on Google Friend Connect

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to sit down with Google and work out the privacy issues that caused Facebook to block Google's Friend Connect last week, he said Monday. ...continue reading 'Facebook CEO wants to talk on Google Friend Connect'

EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View

Europe's data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, urged Google Thursday to respect local privacy rules as it prepares to launch its Street View function this side of the Atlantic. ...continue reading 'EU raises privacy issue for Google Street View'

France 'suspends' creation of big-brother database

The French government will 'suspend' the use of new software for recording the personal habits and affiliations of its citizens in a police database, following an outcry by civil rights groups. ...continue reading 'France 'suspends' creation of big-brother database'

MySpace hack reveals profile visitors

A security problem with MySpace has the potential to botch up law-enforcement efforts to track bad actors on the social-networking site. ...continue reading 'MySpace hack reveals profile visitors'

Microsoft proposes tiered privacy in online advertising

Microsoft has proposed a tiered approach to protecting the privacy of people targeted by online advertising, saying advertisers should get permission before using sensitive, personally identifiable information to deliver ads. ...continue reading 'Microsoft proposes tiered privacy in online advertising'

Microsoft: Let's talk about trust

Microsoft can't build the next generation of trusted computer systems on its own, the company's chief research and strategy officer said Tuesday at the RSA Conference. ...continue reading 'Microsoft: Let's talk about trust'

Europe mulls six-month limit for search engine data storage

Search engine companies may be set for a clash with European regulators over how long personal data related to searches should be retained. ...continue reading 'Europe mulls six-month limit for search engine data storage'

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes

The security of the most widely used standard in the world for transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, putting privacy and data at risk, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Europe on Friday. ...continue reading 'Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes'

Analyst: Money will fuel mobile spying programs

Spying programs for mobile phones are likely to grow in sophistication and stealth as the business around selling the tools grows, according to a mobile analyst at the Black Hat conference on Friday. ...continue reading 'Analyst: Money will fuel mobile spying programs'

Microsoft offers way to share data with social networks

Microsoft is opening up its Windows Live platform to allow users to share their contact lists with five social-networking sites, some of which until now have been accessing such data through the back door. ...continue reading 'Microsoft offers way to share data with social networks'

Facebook beefs up privacy options, readies online chat

Facebook plans to roll out new privacy features on Wednesday that will give users more control over who sees the data stored on their profile pages. ...continue reading 'Facebook beefs up privacy options, readies online chat'

India may stop short of BlackBerry ban over security

The Indian government is continuing in its demand that Research In Motion make it legally possible for the government to intercept and monitor emails on the BlackBerry service offered by Indian service providers, but it is not likely to use a ban of the service as a bargaining counter. ...continue reading 'India may stop short of BlackBerry ban over security'

CDT launches health privacy initiative

Privacy needs to be a higher priority as the U.S. government and other groups push for adoption of health IT as a way to improve the country's health-care system, said the Center for Democracy and Technology, which has launched a health privacy initiative. ...continue reading 'CDT launches health privacy initiative'

Google will test a new online medical record service with a hospital group in Cleveland, Ohio, allowing patients to control who gets to see their health information. The two organizations hope the trial will lead to the creation of a national system for sharing electronic medical records. ...continue reading 'Google to manage health records for Cleveland Clinic'

Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked

The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activities online. For that reason, few people would probably envy the job of Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer and the person most responsible for explaining the site's policies to the public. In this interview, Kelly answers questions about Beacon and other hot topics, including the company's efforts to protect minors from sexual predators, and data portability. ...continue reading 'Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked'

Congress extends surveillance law for 15 days

Following an appeal from President George W. Bush on Monday, the U.S. Congress has granted a temporary extension to a controversial law that allows the government to conduct telephone surveillance on suspected terrorists. ...continue reading 'Congress extends surveillance law for 15 days'

European court strikes blow against music industry

In a blow against the music industry, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that E.U. countries don't have to require Internet service providers to reveal subscriber data for use in civil cases. ...continue reading 'European court strikes blow against music industry'

Sears sued over privacy breach

Sears Holdings is facing a class-action lawsuit after making the purchase history of its customers public on its Managemyhome.com Web site. ...continue reading 'Sears sued over privacy breach'

After criticism, Sears plugs Web site's privacy hole

Sears Holdings has taken part of its Managemyhome.com Web site offline following revelations that the site was making customers' purchasing histories publicly available. ...continue reading 'After criticism, Sears plugs Web site's privacy hole'

Facebook and Plaxo in data portability tussle

Facebook has reacted swiftly and sternly to an attempt to let members of the social networking site transfer their friends' contact information to Plaxo's address-book-management service. ...continue reading 'Facebook and Plaxo in data portability tussle'