Peter Fleischer, Google's Global Privacy Counsel, has posted a short video to help explain basic search privacy concepts, such as what appears in a search query log entry, etc. This is really basic stuff, but a good step towards educating…
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I noted a few weeks ago how privacy of Web search data has recently become an issue in the forefront of many people's minds. Well, the virus is spreading: Search engines dealing with privacy standards: The European Digital Rights advocacy…
About a year ago Google posted interesting research on technology enabling your computer to listen to the ambient sounds emitted from your TV, automatically determine what is being watched (recognizing the theme song to "Seinfeld" or the sounds of a…
In response to recent concerns about Internet and search companies developing the means to track and profile users based on psychological and behavioral traits, the FTC has announced plans to host a town hall meeting to "address the consumer protection…
Read More FTC to Host Town Hall to Examine Privacy Issues and Online Behavioral Advertising
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