Recruiters Turn to Social Networks, Web to Make Hiring Decisions (http://www.dailytech.com/Recruiters+Turn+to+Social+Networks+Web+to+Make+Hiring+Decisions/article22248.htm).
South Korea's "real names" debacle and the virtues of online anonymity (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/what-south-korea-can-teach-us-about-online-anonymity.ars).
iOS devs pay $50,000 for collecting children's info in apps (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/ios-devs-pay-50000-for-collecting-childrens-info-in-apps.ars).
New App Can ID Complete Stranger's Facebook and Social Security No (http://www.dailytech.com/New+App+Can+ID+Complete+Strangers+Facebook+and+Social+Security+No/article22677.htm).
"But if there's one take home message of the Google-PittPatt deal, it's the revelation that we're approaching an era where it will be incredibly difficult to protect one's privacy and finances. When and if this technology hits the public it will shake both the social and financial foundations of society and no one can honestly say exactly what the end result will be."
Congressmen blast "supercookies" as privacy menace (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/09/congressmen-blast-supercookies-as-privacy-menace.ars).
One in five willing to make Facebook friends with complete strangers (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/one-in-five-willing-to-make-facebook-friends-with-complete-strangers.ars).
Facebook Bug Reveals Zuckerberg's Private Photos (http://www.dailytech.com/Facebook+Bug+Reveals+Zuckerbergs+Private+Photos/article23451.htm).
Europe Weighs Tough Law on Online Privacy (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/technology/europe-weighs-a-tough-law-on-online-privacy-and-user-data.html?_r=2).
Over 3 years later, "deleted" Facebook photos are still online (http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/02/nearly-3-years-later-deleted-facebook-photos-are-still-online.ars).
Awesome Facebook!
Schneier: government, big data pose bigger 'Net threat than criminals (http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/02/schneier-gov-big-data-pose-bigger-net-threat-than-criminals.ars).
Google privacy change taking effect today is illegal, EU officials say (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/google-privacy-change-taking-effect-today-is-illegal-eu-officials-say.ars).
Google's new privacy policy: what has changed and what you can do about it (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/googles-new-privacy-policy-what-has-changed-and-what-you-can-do-about-it.ars).
Government Job Applicants, College Students Asked to Surrender Facebook Information (http://www.dailytech.com/Government+Job+Applicants+College+Students+Asked+to+Surrender+Facebook+Information/article24186.htm).
Analysis: "Cybersecurity" bill endangers privacy rights (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/analysis-cybersecurity-bill-endangers-privacy-rights.ars).
http://gizmodo.com/5903367/idiot-steals-gas-from-cop-car-posts-picture-on-facebook-goes-directly-to-jail
On Facebook, deleting an app doesn't delete your data from their system (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/05/on-facebook-deleting-an-app-doesnt-delete-your-data-from-their-system/).
Facebook Is Using You (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/opinion/sunday/facebook-is-using-you.html).
Private: some search engines make money by not tracking users (http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/05/private-the-search-engines-that-make-money-by-not-tracking-users/).
Facebook Nation: privacy changes go to a 270 million-user vote (http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/06/facebook-nation-privacy-changes-go-to-a-270-million-user-vote/).
LinkedIn Passwords Stolen, Posted Online; Lack of Security the Cause (http://www.dailytech.com/LinkedIn+Passwords+Stolen+Posted+Online+Lack+of+Security+the+Cause/article24875.htm).
Facebook Nation: privacy changes go to a 270 million-user vote (http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/06/facebook-nation-privacy-changes-go-to-a-270-million-user-vote/).
Whopping .038% of Facebook users vote on data use policy change (http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/06/whopping-00038-of-facebook-users-vote-on-data-use-policy-change/).
O sa ii muste de fund in viitor lipsa lor de interes, nu ca facebook chiar s-ar fi implicat cu adevarat in promovarea acestui sondaj, a facut sondajul ca sa nu poata fi acuzata de acei putini utilizatori ai facebookului care tin la intimitatea lor ca nu da doi bani pe opinia lor.
How Microsoft and Yahoo are selling politicians access to you (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/06/how-microsoft-and-yahoo-are-selling-politicians-access-to-you/).
WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com: When Trashing Your Boss on Facebook Suddenly Becomes Very Public (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/weknowwhatyouredoingcom-when-trashing-your-boss-on-facebook-suddenly-becomes-very-public/258998/).
Big Brother on a budget: How Internet surveillance got so cheap (http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/big-brother-meets-big-data-the-next-wave-in-net-surveillance-tech/).
How much do Google and Facebook profit from your data ? (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/how-much-do-google-and-facebook-profit-from-your-data/)
How one law student is making Facebook get serious about privacy (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/how-one-law-student-is-making-facebook-get-serious-about-privacy/).
Sursa (http://news.yahoo.com/senate-bill-rewrite-lets-feds-read-your-e-mail-without-warrants-191930756.html)
CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has dramatically reshaped his legislation in response to law enforcement concerns. A vote on his bill, which now authorizes warrantless access to Americans' e-mail, is scheduled for next week.
Leahy's rewritten bill would allow more than 22 agencies -- including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission -- to access Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts, and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. It also would give the FBI and Homeland Security more authority, in some circumstances, to gain full access to Internet accounts without notifying either the owner or a judge. (CNET obtained the revised draft from a source involved in the negotiations with Leahy.)
Revised bill highlights:
Grants warrantless access to Americans' electronic correspondence to over 22 federal agencies. Only a subpoena is required, not a search warrant signed by a judge based on probable cause.
Permits state and local law enforcement to warrantlessly access Americans' correspondence stored on systems not offered "to the public," including university networks.
Authorizes any law enforcement agency to access accounts without a warrant -- or subsequent court review -- if they claim "emergency" situations exist.
Says providers "shall notify" law enforcement in advance of any plans to tell their customers that they've been the target of a warrant, order, or subpoena.
Delays notification of customers whose accounts have been accessed from 3 days to "10 business days." This notification can be postponed by up to 360 days.
It's an abrupt departure from Leahy's earlier approach, which required police to obtain a search warrant backed by probable cause before they could read the contents of e-mail or other communications. The Vermont Democrat boasted last year that his bill "provides enhanced privacy protections for American consumers by... requiring that the government obtain a search warrant."
Leahy had planned a vote on an earlier version of his bill, designed to update a pair of 1980s-vintage surveillance laws, in late September. But after law enforcement groups including the National District Attorneys' Association and the National Sheriffs' Association organizations objected to the legislation and asked him to "reconsider acting" on it, Leahy pushed back the vote and reworked the bill as a package of amendments to be offered next Thursday. The package (PDF) is a substitute for H.R. 2471, which the House of Representatives already has approved.
One person participating in Capitol Hill meetings on this topic told CNET that Justice Department officials have expressed their displeasure about Leahy's original bill. The department is on record as opposing any such requirement: James Baker, the associate deputy attorney general, has publicly warned that requiring a warrant to obtain stored e-mail could have an "adverse impact" on criminal investigations.