Stories tagged with 'Internet'

Richard Tofel

Google's iPhone Tracking

Google and other advertising companies have been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people using the Safari web browser on their iPhones and computers, tracking the browsing habits of people who intended for that kind of monitoring to be blocked.The companies used special computer code that tricks Safari's software into letting them monitor many users. Safari, the most widely used browser on mobile devices, is designed to block such tracking by default. Google disabled its code after being contacted by The Wall Street Journal.

Date: February 17, 2012
By: Julia Angwin And Jennifer Valentino-Devries
Source: Wall Street Journal

Tags: data, privacy, Google, Internet, Safari

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Posted February 17, 02:48 pm

@msortijas

Mobile apps access users' address books without telling them http://t.co/qp4H6ZtI #mobileapps #privacy #muckreads

3 months ago

Mobile Apps Take Data Without Permission

The address book in smartphones--where some of the user's most personal data is carried--is free for app companies like Twitter, Foursquare, and Instagram to take at will, often without the phone owner’s knowledge. Apple's privacy rules say that apps cannot access users' information without permission, and in the past the FTC has sanctioned companies like Facebook for these kind of activities, but so far neither the company or federal regulators have commented on this practice. Several companies whose apps are reported to be accessing address book information without permission say they are taking steps to increase transparency.

Date: February 15, 2012
By: Nicole Perlroth and Nick Bilton
Source: New York Times

Tags: private data, privacy, cell phones, Apple, Google, Internet

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Posted February 17, 03:31 pm

@KYWeise

How three Germans are cloning the web http://t.co/Q07IE9q1 #muckreads

3 months ago

How Three Germans Are Cloning the Web

As Internet start-ups are pop up everywhere, three German brothers have hit on a wildly successful business model: find a promising Internet business, in the U.S., and clone it internationally.

Date: March 1, 2012
By: Caroline Winter
Source: Businessweek

Tags: technology, Internet

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Posted March 1, 11:14 pm

@elliottjustin

Disturbing attempt by military to scrub Web of info about massacre suspect while withholding his name from the public http://t.co/6L12ueTK

2 months ago

After Bales' arrest, military tried to delete him from Web

After withholding the Afghan massacre suspect's name for nearly a week, the military tried to scrub the web of information about Robert Bales. They say it was to protect the family.

Date: March 22, 2012
By: David Goldstein and Matthew Schofield
Source: McClatchy

Tags: Afghanistan, Pentagon, Internet, Army, Robert Bales

Posted March 22, 02:47 pm

@elliottjustin

#muckreads RT @georgehale The Palestinian Authority's secret plan to censor the Internet http://t.co/HTnhOsyC My report w/ @jmalsin @jbaboun

about 1 month ago

Clampdown on Palestinian media spreads to the Web

The Palestinian Authority has directed internet providers to block access to reporting that is critical of the president, Mahmoud Abbas, according to senior officials and security analysts. Visitors within the West Bank receive error messages when they try to access eight daily news websites, Ma'an News reports.

Date: April 24, 2012
By: George Hale
Source: Ma'an News Agency

Tags: media, Internet, Palestine, censorship

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Posted April 24, 05:31 pm

@ProPubPR

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom: Inside the Wild Life and Dramatic Fall of the Nerd Who Burned Hollywood @THR http://t.co/8hKqMLNq #muckreads

20 days ago

Megaupload's Kim Dotcom: Inside the Wild Life and Dramatic Fall of the Nerd Who Burned Hollywood

A profile of the larger-than-life Kim Dotcom and the making of the government's case against him, shaping up to be a critical showdown over piracy laws, online data storage, and the entertainment industry's power.

Date: May 4, 2012
By: Daniel Miller and Matthew Belloni
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Tags: piracy, Internet, Kim Dotcom, Megaupload

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