Google: Android location tracking is opt-in
Let all those questioning their open-source smartphone overlord be silent. Responding to the recent ruckus caused by an O’Reilly article and subsequent report by The Wall Street Journal, Google …
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Apple not reviewing location data, researcher says
On Wednesday, researchers from O’Reilly claimed to discover a tracking feature in iPhones and 3G iPads that reportedly sent location data back to Apple. Another …
Your smartphone is tracking you, and you said it was okay
The Internet nearly exploded this morning after O’Reilly filed a report indicating that users of Apple’s iPhone and 3G iPad were being tracked. A file, …
Google reaches settlement with FTC in Google Buzz privacy case
On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it has reached a settlement with Google over its controversial Google Buzz social network. The FTC charged …
What’s Kik Messenger All About?
If you’ve heard about the Kik messaging app, or as some would call it, “the new BBM”, you probably sat at the cool-kid lunch-table at …
Google settles Buzz lawsuit with $8.5 million fund
Following a very, very rocky start for Google’s latest social networking effort, Google Buzz, the Internet giant has settled a class action lawsuit related to …
Facebook rolling out site redesign, download my data, and updated privacy settings
Today, Facebook held a press event where they detailed several new features the company will be rolling into their popular social networking site. As Facebook …
Facebook adds privacy controls to mobile web site
Yesterday, Facebook announced the addition of an advanced privacy settings customization page that will be available on your mobile handset. In a blog post, Facebook …
Security flaw found in Citi Mobile iPhone app
Citigroup confirmed publicly that its Citi Mobile iPhone application has a major security flaw. The Citi Mobile application is used by Citibank customers to manage their bank accounts from …
Motorola DROID X privacy issue with text messages and call logs
Bought a shiny new Motorola DROID X? Well, for the most part, it’s one rock solid beast of a handset, but we’ve been informed there …
Canadian law firm files class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook
Facebook’s privacy woes continue with a class action lawsuit that target’s the social network’s privacy policy and how it handles user data. The lawsuit was …
Connecticut AG Blumenthal to spearhead Google privacy probe
Last week, the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty announced that Wi-Fi data sniffed and collected by Google Inc.’s Street View cyborg car contained …
Data captured by Google Street View includes passwords and emails
Google confirmed last month that while snapping photos of the local flavor, the search giant was also inadvertently capturing packets of data from unsecured routers. …
Browser privacy issue with DROID Incredible and HTC Sense UI widget?
An astute reader stumbled upon an interesting bug with the HTC Incredible. The Incredible, with Sense UI, will periodically store screenshots of the contents of …
Facebook and others caught sending user data to advertisers
Another day, another scandal involving social media websites. Today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook — along with MySpace, LiveJournal, Hi5, Xanga, Digg …
Google admits to collecting private data during Street View sweeps
Google came clean on its blog yesterday and admitted to accidentally collecting personal data while canvassing positioning data during Street View sweeps. The potentially damaging …
Google adds requested privacy features to Buzz
Just two days after the initial launch, Google, based upon feedback from users, is adding several requested features to their new social media platform Google …
GSM encryption code cracked wide open, leaked to the Internet
In a move to shed light on the vulnerability of GSM wireless networks, encryption expert Karsten Nohl, with the aid of 24 fellow hackers, was …
Palm’s location-based advertising patent likely sheds light on background location reporting in webOS
Remember last month when a developer revealed some hidden functionality in webOS that periodically reports a user’s location back to Palm? Well as it turns …
Palm Pre owners: Big Brother is watching
Ruh roh. It looks like Palm may be pulling a Big Brother on Pre owners without their knowledge — until now, anyway. This morning, developer …
Firefox 3.1 pre-release gets private browsing feature
Likely taking some cues from the upcoming Internet Explorer revamp equipped with what we affectionately refer to as porn mode, Mozilla is getting ready to …
