A group of 38 computer scientists, law professors and security experts is urging Google to do to more to protect Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs from snooping. Specifically, the group is asking Google to use a standard encryption technology, known as HTTPS, that is commonly used by online banks and other Web sites to…
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EU: Google to delete Street View source images at privacy watchdogs’ request
Street View has raised privacy concerns wherever it has launched but the UK’s privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said that Google’s privacy protections are good enough to protect people’s privacy. A committee of all 27 EU member states’ privacy regulators, the Article 29 Working Party, has asked Google to ensure, though, that…
Analysis: UK bloggers can no longer be sure on anonymity
Thousands of bloggers churn out opinions daily – secure in the protection afforded to them by the cloak of anonymity. From today they can no longer be secure that their identity can be kept secret, after a landmark ruling by Mr Justice Eady. The judge who has become synonymous with creating a law of privacy…
Tagged e-mails grab your address book
As a child, the main point of playing tag was to avoid being tagged. Many people are learning lately that the same thing applies to Tagged.com, a social networking Web site that has made the experience of being tagged anything but fun. The site has been around since 2004 and boasts 70 million members to…