http://www.mail.com/subjects/12300-data-privacy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12300-data-privacy.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093356-bloomberg-appoints-ex-ibm-ceo-privacy-adviser.html NEW YORK (AP) — Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, on Friday said it has appointed Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy and data standards. The move comes a week after revelations that Bloomberg journalists had access to some information on customers' use of Bloomberg's data terminals, in... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093356-bloomberg-appoints-ex-ibm-ceo-privacy-adviser.html 2013-05-17T17:05:43Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2088844-jpmorgan-asks-bloomberg-privacy-breach-data.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for JPMorgan Chase & Co. are asking financial news and data company Bloomberg LP to turn over any records it has of reporters looking up the log-in and usage data of JPMorgan employees. A formal letter was sent this week, a person familiar with the matter said. The person wasn't authorized to speak publicly and spoke on conditio... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:46:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2088844-jpmorgan-asks-bloomberg-privacy-breach-data.html 2013-05-16T00:46:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043880-facebook-audit-finds-privacy-practices-sufficient.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says that an independent audit found its privacy practices sufficient during a six-month assessment period that followed a settlement with federal regulators. Facebook Inc. said it submitted the findings to the Federal Trade Commission on Monday evening. The audit was a required part of the social networking company's settlement w... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:17:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2043880-facebook-audit-finds-privacy-practices-sufficient.html 2013-04-25T13:17:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2040892-senate-chairman-calls-do-track-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning consumers that industry has failed to protect their privacy online, a top Senate Democrat said Wednesday that he will press legislation this year that would create a universal "Do Not Track" option for consumers and penalize companies that fail to honor it. "The American people are smart," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chai... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:46:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2040892-senate-chairman-calls-do-track-bill.html 2013-04-24T21:46:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042414-german-privacy-watchdog-loses-facebook-appeal.html BERLIN (AP) — A German privacy watchdog has failed in its bid to stop Facebook from forcing users to register with their real names. Schleswig-Holstein state's data protection office had argued that the ban on fake names breaches German privacy laws and European rules designed to protect free speech online. But a state appeals court has confirmed a lower ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:35:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042414-german-privacy-watchdog-loses-facebook-appeal.html 2013-04-24T19:35:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030494-bombing-probe-highlights-expansion-surveillance.html As the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings illustrates, getting lost in the crowd is no longer an easy feat. There are eyes — and cameras — everywhere. Investigators swiftly obtained a vast quantity of amateur photos and videos taken by onlookers, often with their cell phones, as well as extensive footage from surveillance cameras in the area of... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:07:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030494-bombing-probe-highlights-expansion-surveillance.html 2013-04-19T14:07:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1965220-justice-email-snooping-law-longer-sense.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday dropped its support for a controversial provision in a federal law that allows police to review some private emails without a warrant, but it asked Congress to expand its surveillance powers in other ways. The testimony by a top Obama administration lawyer before a House subcommittee was met with cautiou... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1965220-justice-email-snooping-law-longer-sense.html 2013-03-19T22:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1963564-monitoring-your-kids-facebook-thats-2009.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After Friendster came MySpace. By the time Facebook dominated social media, parents had joined the party, too. But the online scene has changed - dramatically, as it turns out - and these days even if you're friends with your own kids on Facebook, it doesn't mean you know what they're doing. Thousands of software programs now offer cool ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:06:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1963564-monitoring-your-kids-facebook-thats-2009.html 2013-03-18T23:06:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1946740-what-you-like-facebook-revealing.html LONDON (AP) — Clicking those friendly blue "like" buttons strewn across the Web may be doing more than marking you as a fan of Coca-Cola or Lady Gaga. It could out you as gay. It might reveal how you vote. It might even suggest that you're an unmarried introvert with a high IQ and a weakness for nicotine. That's the conclusion of a study published Monday ... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1946740-what-you-like-facebook-revealing.html 2013-03-11T23:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1894326-facebook-wins-german-court-fight-fake-names-ban.html BERLIN (AP) — Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site's policy requiring users to register with their real names. Schleswig-Holstein state's data protection body said Friday it will appeal the court decision. It argues the ban on fake names breaches German privacy laws and European rules... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:25:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1894326-facebook-wins-german-court-fight-fake-names-ban.html 2013-02-15T11:25:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1824122-review-searching-answers-facebook.html MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook unveiled a new search tool on Tuesday that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the site — all through the lens of their social connections. Would you like to know which of your friends live in San Francisco? Are you curious about who likes Madonna? Or are you dying t... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1824122-review-searching-answers-facebook.html 2013-01-16T10:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787368-review-making-facebook-warmer-smaller-space.html NEW YORK (AP) — A woman I haven't spoken to in six years is pregnant with her second son. Another college acquaintance reads the Bible a lot. A high school classmate likes to rant about politics. A college dormmate thinks he works too much. On Facebook, I'm connected to a lot of people who are not my friends. Over the years, as my Facebook friend list gro... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787368-review-making-facebook-warmer-smaller-space.html 2012-12-31T14:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787854-private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked.html SEATTLE (AP) — Even Mark Zuckerberg's family can get tripped up by Facebook's privacy settings. A picture that Zuckerberg's sister posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers Wednesday. That didn't sit well with Zuckerberg's sister, Randi, who tweeted a... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1787854-private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked.html 2012-12-27T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776946-changes-law-aim-to-protect-kids-online-data.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming to prevent companies from exploiting online information about children under 13, the Obama administration on Wednesday imposed sweeping changes in regulations designed to protect a young generation with easy access to the Internet. Two years in the making, the amended rules to the decade-old Children's Online Privacy Protection Ac... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1776946-changes-law-aim-to-protect-kids-online-data.html 2012-12-19T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1773850-facebook-rejects-german-demand-to-allow-fake-names.html BERLIN (AP) — Facebook will fight a German privacy watchdog's demand to allow users to register with fake names, insisting Tuesday that its current practice fully complies with the law. The California-based social networking site has long required users to register with their real names — a policy that the data protection commissioner of Schleswig-Holstei... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1773850-facebook-rejects-german-demand-to-allow-fake-names.html 2012-12-19T18:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1773358-software-industry-braces-phone-apps-rules.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A cellphone game for kids about U.S. geography, "Stack the States," gets rave reviews from parents. Its creator, Dan Russell-Pinson, considered making the 99-cent app better by adding a feature to allow children to play online against one another. But with the Federal Trade Commission issuing more stringent online child privacy rules, he's not even pursuing... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1773358-software-industry-braces-phone-apps-rules.html 2012-12-18T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755970-government-investigating-makers-cellphone-apps.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Such apps can capture a child's physical location, phone numbers of their friend... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755970-government-investigating-makers-cellphone-apps.html 2012-12-11T00:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749874-calif-sues-delta-airlines-mobile-app-privacy.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California sued Delta Airlines Inc. on Thursday, alleging the Atlanta-based company is breaking state law by not warning users that the airline is collecting sensitive information each time customers contact the company on its "Fly Delta" mobile application. Attorney General Kamala Harris filed the suit in San Francisco Superior ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1749874-calif-sues-delta-airlines-mobile-app-privacy.html 2012-12-07T00:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730606-greater-email-privacy-wont-hinder-law-enforcement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Over objections from law enforcement officials, the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved legislation that would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before they can review a person's emails or other electronic communications. The bill passed Thursday makes it slightly more difficult for the government to access the c... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730606-greater-email-privacy-wont-hinder-law-enforcement.html 2012-11-29T21:12:00Z