Michael Gennaro reports: Hoping for a dismissal, Google told a federal judge Thursday that it did not deliberately track, collect and monetize private health information from health care websites and that it could not control if a third-party, such as a health care web provider, sent sensitive information to Google despite Google’s warnings. In a…
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Google set for probes on data harvesting
Joseph Menn and Daniel Schäfer report: Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic on Monday moved towards investigating Google following the internet group’s disclosure that it had recorded communications sent over unsecured wireless networks in people’s homes. Peter Schaar, the German commissioner for data protection, called for a “detailed probe” by independent authorities into the…
Mozilla man sends Firefoxers to Microsoft Bing
Cade Metz reports: Mozilla director of community development Asa Dotzler – co-founder of the original Firefox project – has encouraged Firefox users to switch their search engine from Google to Microsoft Bing in the wake of Eric Schmidt’s now infamous words on net privacy. In an interview aired by CNBC on Sunday, the Google boss…
On Google’s New Homepage, Privacy Fades Away
Michael Zimmer writes: Google has announced a new “feature” to its homepage: upon loading, only the Google logo, the search box and the search buttons are visible. The links to additional products, advanced search function, and the privacy policy, only fade in if the user moves the mouse. Mike goes on to discuss the implications…