A Calgarian who is a frequent air traveller wants to know why he should provide personal information to use Wi-Fi at the airport. One of the options for logging on to the Wi-Fi network at the Calgary International Airport involves hooking up through Facebook. Users hooking up through Facebook must agree to provide access to…
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Canadian sues Google over Buzz
Kevin Rollason reports: A Manitoban is suing Google for unspecified damages in a class-action suit over alleged problems with the launch of Google’s Buzz program earlier this year. It took information from user email and integrated it with social networking accounts like Facebook. Lawyer Norman Rosenbaum is acting for Tyler Wereha, of Rosa, Manitoba. Rosenbaum…
FTC Chairman: ‘Do Not Track’ Rules Would Help Web Thrive
Jon Liebowitz, Chair of the FTC writes: Let’s say I stop at the mall to pick up a new jacket. As I browse through the stores, I am followed by a man with a walkie-talkie, reporting on every item I look at and passing that information to the other stores in the mall. By the…
DuckDuckGo Challenges Google On Privacy With DontTrack.us
Matt McGee writes: DuckDuckGo, a small search engine that’s largely flown under the public radar, has started the new year by taking a public shot at Google on the issue of search privacy. The company has launched DontTrack.us, an illustrated guide showing how Google tracks its users … and how DuckDuckGo doesn’t. The site: shows…