The search engine Ask.com is making a proactive move. Ask.com will unveil on Tuesday a “privacy switch” that lets users completely erase their search queries and related data from the search engine’s servers. The new feature, dubbed AskEraser, is believed to mark the first time that Internet users have been given control over whether their [...]
Entries from December 11th, 2007
Ask.com Releases AskEraser, A New Privacy Switch
December 11th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Search Engines and Privacy
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Facebook CEO Apologizes for Privacy Invading Beacon Ads
December 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a public apology and stated that Facebook has made provisions to allow its members to turn the ads off. Today, finally, Zuckerberg did what critics — including MoveOn.org, which took an early stand in the case — had been demanding: he allowed people to turn Beacon off. He also made [...]
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Yes, Facebook Is Watching You But You Can Pull Down the Shades
December 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Privacy and Marketing, Social Networking
CA’s recent research has uncovered the troubling extent to which Facebook tracks its members, even after they have logged out. Amid heightened concerns surrounding Facebook’s new advertising platform, the social networking site has given users a new reason not to trust it: Researchers recently busted the company for tracking users activities on external sites, even [...]
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