And if you needed any additional reasons to avoid Google and switch to Startpage or the new Startpage web surfing proxy that debuts tomorrow, Benjamin Edelman blogs: In this article, I provide evidence calling into question the ability of users to disable Google Toolbar transmissions. I begin by reviewing the contents of Google’s “Enhanced Features”…
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Privacy pioneer search engine launches anonymous surfing service
A search engine company that has won plaudits for its efforts to protect users’ privacy is launching a proxy-surfing service on Thursday by which users can look at web pages without the knowledge of the page owner. Proxy services allow web users to see pages via a third party’s web server, meaning that the operator…
Data Privacy Day Wants Online Consumers More Aware
Tomorrow marks the third annual Data Privacy Day, kicking off a week-long set of international events designed to raise awareness about how much information people share online, how that information might be used, and how to protect against its misuse. Resolutions of support for Data Privacy Day 2010 (www.dataprivacyday2010.org) have come from across the country….
The One-Way-Mirror Society: Privacy Implications of the New Digital Signage Networks
The World Privacy Forum has issued a new report: New forms of sophisticated digital signage networks are being deployed widely by retailers and others in both public and private spaces. From simple people-counting sensors mounted on doorways to sophisticated facial recognition cameras mounted in flat video screens and end-cap displays, digital signage technologies are gathering…