PogoWasRight.org recently covered the controversy concerning Wikimedia’s publication of the name of a convicted German murderer whose name may no longer be published under German law. According to the German courts, their decision also applies to non-German publishers and the convicted killer’s lawyers sent a threat letter to Wikimedia demanding that they redact their client’s…
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Google Extends Personalized Results to All Users
David Coursey reports: Google’s decision to expand personalized search to all users should be a wake-up call to those concerned about what the company knows about them and how it is used. Now Google has begun using a cookie placed on users’ machines to track their search behavior and offer personalized recommendations, even when they…
PROMISES, PROMISES: A closed meeting on openness
President Obama continues morphing into President Bush. If you need informal proof, just watch Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, and you’ll see that she is becoming more openly critical of a president for whom she repeatedly made excuses earlier in his administration. Or be a fly on the wall at my next family get-together to hear…
DoD cancels EchoMetrix contract after EPIC complaint (updated)
Back in September, PogoWasRight.org reported that EPIC.org had filed a complaint with the FTC about EchoMetrix, a developer of software for monitoring of online activity. As reported at the time, EPIC alleged that EchoMetrix analyzes the information collected from children and sells the data to third parties for marketing or intelligence purposes while claiming it…