Google privacy policy letter to Congress

Google sent a 13-page letter to the US Congress this week that can be summarised in a single sentence: “We’re not being evil.” In a wide-ranging letter addressed to eight US representatives, Google defended the changes it plans to implement in its privacy policies and said that users who want…

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15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time

In honor of National Data Privacy Day this Saturday, Jan. 28, we’ve put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time. These high-profile privacy scandals involve many underlying technologies, from search to social media, e-mail to voice mail, mobile phones to Webcams to GPS. But…

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