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PRIVACY: Verizon case won't be closed for long time to come

2014-06-13 00:05:55| IT Services - Topix.net

When The Guardian newspaper disclosed last year that the United States government had obtained an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court demanding that Verizon Business Network Services produce the phone records of all its customers under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, it opened the door to a year's worth of startling revelations ... (more)

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Glass jammer cuts wearable's WiFi in misguided privacy ploy

2014-06-05 11:00:07| Wireless - Topix.net

An anti- Google Glass artist is threatening to cut off the wearable's WiFi over privacy concerns, though the connection cutting project seems to be based more on knee-jerk fear than an understanding of how Glass actually works.

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Google 'accepts EU privacy ruling'

2014-05-30 03:14:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

US internet giant Google will allow EU citizens to ask for their personal data to be removed from search results, the Financial Times reports.

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Getting Away With Privacy Murder

2014-05-29 16:21:47| TechNewsWorld

Snapchat in May agreed to implement a comprehensive privacy program and be audited for the next 20 years to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it had, among other things, lied to users when it said messages sent through its service would be erased after a designated period of time. However, Snapchat's privacy violation is infinitesimally small compared to some others.

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