Internet privacy News

Op-Ed: FBI believe they can search e-mails, and chats without warrants

Washington - The American Civil Liberties Union obtained government documents that show both the US Department of Justice and the FBI take the position that they do not need a search warrant when searching Americans' e-mails, Twitter messages, or Facebook chats.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 5 comments

Op-Ed: Six-strike plan imposed by Internet Service Providers

Washington - Beginning this week, major ISPs will start spying on US Internet users. With the new program, its a case of "six strikes and you are out" if they think you are pirating copyright-protected content.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 6 comments

Op-Ed: Threats to online privacy rise as CISPA to be reintroduced

Washington - Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan and Sen. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Democrat from California, intend to reintroduce the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a bill that critics claim threatens Internet privacy.

In the Media by Ken Hanly - 3 comments

Is the gov't spying? Alternative search engines protect privacy

When you use search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo, your activity is tracked. Your personal data -- location, political leanings, sexual orientation, and medical condition -- is collected, stored and can be used in ways that might surprise you.

In the Media by Victoria N. Alexander - 7 comments

Facebook announces facial recognition switch off in Europe

Dublin - More then a year after Facebook came under fire by an Austrian group and Irish and EU officials began to investigate possible privacy violations, Facebook announced it would stop using its facial recognition tool in Europe.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Australia’s proposed Internet tracking laws won’t work

Sydney - The proposal to store the data of all Australian users for 2 years has drawn a storm of outrage. Now it’s starting to look like it can’t even do the job it’s supposed to do. There are some serious weaknesses from the point of view of law enforcement

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 15 comments

Op-Ed: YouTube knows your name

YouTube has started prompting users who want to post a comment to use their real name. If a user has a gmail account connected to Google+, YouTube lets you choose to use your real name when you post. But you can also still use your YouTube name.

In the Media by Ini Augustine - 1 comment

'Declaration of Internet Freedom' — to keep the Internet free

Many of the web giants and other organizations are joining together to sign a Declaration of Internet Freedom, to keep the internet free and open.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

The International Trade Committee of EU Parliament rejects ACTA

Brussels - The INTA committee rejected the controversial legislation by 19 votes to 12 with no abstentions, and is the fourth and final committee to deliver its report on ACTA.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

Microsoft & Yahoo selling personal info for political gain

Just when you thought that internet privacy was already at its worst, along comes Microsoft and Yahoo, selling your information to politicians for campaign targeting gains.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

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