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Will You Change Your ‘Google’ Name For Online Privacy?
2010-09-01 08:45:00 Many of us have done things in our teenage years that we might not particularly be proud of, but back then we believed it to be the funniest thing possible and uploaded it or spoke about it on various social networking websites. However, once working life starts, we would rather have our employers not find such material from our past. Already grappling with the privacy issues in the social networking world, here comes a rather bold suggestion from Google CEO, Eric Schmidt. In a recent interview with Wall Street Journal, he advocated that people who are concerned about their privacy online can change their name. Eric Schmidt, the CEO of the company made the comments in a Wall Street Journal article about the implications of having so much data online. “I don’t believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time,” he told the paper. He predicted that “Every young person one day will be entitled automatically t...
By: WATblog
Top 10 Ways to Protect Privacy Online
2008-10-19 14:42:00 Top Ten Ways to Protect Privacy Online 1. Look for privacy policies on Web Sites: Web sites can collect a lot of information about your visit — what computer you use, what type of hardware and software you have, what Web sites you have visited. Web sites that ask you to provide even a small amount of ...
By: iYiZ.com
Google Works With Online Privacy Officials
2008-04-16 00:00:00 Google stated to the LA Times reporter that they were more than willing to work with online privacy officials regarding the online privacy of online users. Privacy protection officials claim Google is holding user information and cookies for up to 2 years. Google was warned in May of 2007 that ...
Defining Online Privacy
2008-02-04 15:57:00 The ever-increasing amount of personal information used in e-commerce transactions and exchanged on social networking sites changes how we define "privacy." As emails and online diaries can now be subpoenaed by judges and identity scams have become more common, activists, lawyers and politicians are acting to establish a protective framework for Internet users. But as the debate continues, the conflict between safety, privacy, convenience and self-expression becomes more pronounced.
Why You Should Protect Your Online Privacy
2008-01-07 16:26:00 Note from GoDaddy.comCongratulations on purchasing a new domain name! Now that you're a part of the Web, protect yourself! When you register a domain, your name, address, phone number and email address are available, 24/7, to anyone who wants to see them in a public, online directory called the WHOIS database. Do you want YOUR personal information exposed? Of course not! Protect yourself with Private Registration, now only $3.99/yr ? you SAVE 55% off our standard $8.99/yr price!* Visit GoDaddy.com or call 1-480-505-8821 to order now. But hurry, this special offer expires January 25, 2008! To add Private Registration to your domain(s), simply: 1. Go to GoDaddy.com 2. Enter your customer number or login name and password and click "Secure Login" ...
Online Privacy Essential Services | TheAnand's Ripples
2008-01-05 16:58:00 These are the sites that I regularly use in the web while I surf. These sites save me a lot of time and hence do my thing faster. I use them to find usernames and passwords to all the nagging sites I visit. And also there is another site that gives me a lot of peace of mind to me and my inbox. I use a temporary email id to opt in lists of sit5 Zoom(s)
Online privacy in Germany is over
2008-01-03 00:21:00 This blog post veers a little bit from my usual topics, but in my opinion it is still quite important. Since January 1st, Germany has had a new online surveillance law. The result is an unfortunate wide scale intervention in the privacy of German citizens. Once again, it is another anti-terrorism law since 9/11. ...
By: crisscrossed
Beacon Techonology of Facebook is still a privacy nightmare!
2007-12-01 19:49:00 Beacon advertising technology is a controversial service with Facebook. It is there to tell friends and businesses about the shopping habits of Facebook users. The trouble started when Facebook users started seeing Beacon as an intrusion in online privacy and started a campaign to gather support against this service. The petition was signed by more ...
By: Silence
Online privacy? For young people, that's old-school(USATODAY.com) (Securit
2007-10-24 08:40:00 Online privacy? For young people, that's old-school(USATODAY.com)USATODA-Y.com - Reared on reality TV, paparazzi, cellphone cameras and the insatiable maw of the World Wide Web, it's no wonder teens and adults in their 20s think a little differently when it comes to privacy. HP makes document printing secure(InfoWorld)InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard introduced on Wednesday a security technology that ...
Free Online Privacy & Password Manager
2007-08-23 00:00:00 PassPack is a free online privacy and password manager service that allows you to login to websites, as well as organize and store logins private notes. The service is available 24/7 on the internet, with no USB keychain needed. Instead,...
By: sarahintampa
10 Urban Snaphots: Google Street View Pictures Capture Cities in Time
2007-08-17 06:20:00 Google Street View has changed the way that people interact with online maps as well as real cities. Controversial and illicit images as well as strange photographic glitches have only heightened the public’s fascination with this interactive panoramic mapping system. The now-infamous Google Street View van has captured embarrassing moments, created accidental celebrities and documented ...
By: Web Urbanist
Microsoft pledges to fight against Online Privacy invasion
2007-07-23 08:31:00 In a recent report and study conducted by Privacy International on Privacy Ranking of Internet Service Companies, Google was ranked as the worst company when it came to handling a user’s privacy. Microsoft didn’t fare too good either and were assessed as a company which had ‘Serious Lapses’ when it came to handling a users privacy.Well Microsoft has decided to put some pressure on Google and hopes to appear to Online Users as a more ‘We-care-about-our-users'- company.‘Microsoft, the world's biggest software group, is calling on the global industry and civil liberty groups to develop a common set of privacy standards for data collection, use and protection in the proliferating field of online search and advertising,’ reports the Guardian.Some highlights:Microsoft is joining Ask.com in offering web surfers a way to use its search engines anonymously, and the two companies are now calling on the search and online advertising industry to develo...
By: WATblog
Online Privacy Secrets Reveled!
2007-06-01 00:00:00 The Internet can be a dangerous place. Search engines keep log files of all your searches, websites record mounds of data from your online presence. This eBook provides a wealth of information on how to reduce your online presence, prevent websites from tracking you, minimize the amount of information you give out on the Internet, how to protect your computer from hackers, conceal your phone and credit card numbers, and much more.
By: Shareware
Surf UnderCover - Protect Online Privacy
2007-04-29 01:44:00 Surf UnderCover - Protect Online PrivacyHave you ever wanted to surf online without having to worry about your privacy being at risk? Then you may try Surf UnderCover.com.Surf Undercover is actually a free web proxy service which helps protect your online privacy. By using their free proxy you can mask your IP address and fake your online location for free. You will appear to be using their ISP (Internet service provider) and you will virtually reside in Texas, USA. Not only can you surf anonymously, you can also bypass web filters with ease. For example if a website such as MySpace.com or Friendster.com(like me at college) is blocked at work, school or college simply use their free web proxy and they will destroy any existing filter systems.Now, you are able to access any website blocked by your college administrator.
Online Privacy Protection Suite
2007-04-10 00:00:00 Online Privacy Protection Suite completely and securely removes all data from hard drives or disk partitions before return of leased assets or computer disposal. Donapos;t give away sensitive information, valuable corporate trade secrets, business plans, personal files and letters
By: Shareware
Online Privacy Protection
2007-04-10 00:00:00 Protect your data and privacy and remove all evidence of your computer and online activity with Online Privacy Protection, Web pages, pictures, unwanted cookies, chat room conversations, and all traces of files
By: Shareware
Bye bye to Online Privacy
2007-03-09 14:54:01 Are you afraid that your kids/employees/etc. are carrying out some sort of illegal activity over the Internet, and that's why you want to keep an eye on them at all times.Well, there are several ways to accomplish this (some involving quite advanced hacking skills), but one of the simplest methods you can use involves a nifty little device developed by a company called "Solid Oak Software", namely the SnoopStick USB flash drive.Thus, this tiny gadget allows users to monitor in real time the online activity on any computer, provided that you manage to carry out some very simple steps. All the user has to do is plug the SnoopStick into the computer targeted for monitoring, run the setup program in order to install the monitoring components on the computer, unplug the SnoopStick and then go on his/her merry way. Now, anytime the user wants to check out the activity on the monitored computer, all he/she has to do is plug in the SnoopStick to any Windows based computer with an Internet ...
India - Online Privacy Laws need an Amendment too
2006-12-01 08:18:04 It’s good that the Union Cabinet today approved amendments to the Information Technology Act, 2000, aimed at checking information theft and online fraud. But I don’t think that it covers online privacy. On an average I receive 5 sales calls daily and 20 marketing sms messages, some originating from the service provider itself and many from [...] |
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