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Instagram's privacy backlash, and the dirty secret of data caps
David Brancaccio Dec 19, 2012
A negative response to Instagram’s privacy setting changes, and a paper that calls the reasoning behind service provider data caps into question.
New Instagram privacy policy frustrates users
Bob Moon Dec 18, 2012
Photo-sharing site says it has the right to sell user photos to advertisers.
Federal Trade Commission investigating privacy in kids' apps
Kai Ryssdal Dec 10, 2012
The FTC is concerned about the data being collected through the mobile apps kids play with.
Greek editor stands trial over tax evader list
Stephen Beard Nov 1, 2012
A Greek magazine editor goes on trial today after being accused of breaking privacy laws when he published a list of prominent Greeks who allegedly evaded their taxes.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo on Jack Dorsey, ad revenue, going public
Jeremy Hobson Oct 13, 2012
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses the role of the social media site in today's world, whether it will go public, and how it deals with privacy issues.
Cell phone location data raises protection/privacy issues
Eve Troeh Oct 1, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill over the weekend that would have made it harder for police use cell phones to track suspects' locations. Similar debates about protection versus privacy are happening around the country.
A spike in government surveillance, and wine sales on Amazon
David Brancaccio Oct 1, 2012
A new report says the U.S. Justice Department allowed law enforcement agencies to examine more private data in 2010-2011 than in the entire previous decade. And Amazon is planning online wine sales.
Using radio frequency identification tags to track school kids
Adriene Hill Sep 10, 2012
Some schools are testing out RFID tags as a way to keep track of kids and bring in extra money.
The mysterious case of purloined Apple IDs, hackers and the FBI
John Moe Sep 6, 2012
AntiSec claims it stole data off an FBI laptop, the Bureau denies it. What does it mean for you?
Twitter and your privacy
Adriene Hill Oct 11, 2012
Twitter fights a court ruling to turn over a user's information.
