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11/30/2010

New Facebook Scam Claims You Can See What Friends Viewed Your Profile

Watch out for the latest Facebook scam: A wall post that says "OMG, this really works! Now you can really see who viewed your profile!"

10/15/2010

Five Ways to Fight Back Against Phone Bill Cramming

Sneaky little charges can make their way onto telephone bills and go unnoticed for months. Victims of so-called “cramming” often face a tough battle to stop being billed every month and get their money back. In order to fight cramming, Better Business Bureau recommends keeping a close eye on every bill and being extremely cautious when giving out personal information, including phone numbers.

10/07/2010

Facebook Launches New Privacy Feature: Groups

Yesterday, Facebook launched a new version of Groups that makes it easy for you to build a space for important groups of people in your life - your family, your friends, your kickball team etc...

08/31/2010

Friends Can Easily Disclose Your Location on Facebook: Update Your Privacy Settings to be Safe

You've probably heard that Facebook launched a new feature called 'Places' but did you know that even if you don't use the geo-location feature to disclose your location, your friends can do it for yo

06/23/2010

20 Percent of Android Apps Pose Potential Privacy Threat

If you own an Android phone you might be concerned about the security of your apps.

06/09/2010

Keeping Personal Information Safe Online

Online security and privacy concerns with social media sites such as Facebook have led users to question which websites they trust with their personal information.

06/04/2010

Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Personal Data Disclosure

Facebook Inc. has had a lawsuit filed against it for disclosing data that could be used to identify users who click on ads on the social network.

05/26/2010

Look for New Facebook Privacy Controls Today

On Wednesday, Facebook will start rolling out "drastically simplified" privacy controls its VP of Product announced at TechCrunch's Distrupt conference in New York.

05/19/2010

Facebook to Offer New Privacy Options to Users

After a lot of controversy, Facebook is backing away from big plans to make user data more available to the public, and will in the near future offer new privacy options to users,

04/27/2010

Opting Out of Facebook's Instant Personalization

Last week Facebook changed its privacy settings layout, which probably confused some people as to how to opt out.

02/16/2010

CARU Recommends Changes to Roblox Website

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recommended that Roblox modify its website to better protect the privacy of child visitors. The company has done so.

10/01/2007

FTC - In Brief: The Financial Privacy Requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Protecting the privacy of consumer information held by "financial institutions" is at the heart of the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999. The GLB Act requires companies to give consumers privacy notices that explain the institutions' information-sharing practices. In turn, consumers have the right to limit some - but not all - sharing of their information.

10/01/2007

FTC - The FTC’s Privacy Rule and Auto Dealers: Frequently Asked Questions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has developed these additional FAQs to help auto dealers comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the FTC’s Privacy Rule.

12/06/2006

FTC - How to Comply With The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information from children under 13. The new rules spell out what a Web site operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online.

11/01/2002

FTC - Don't Want Your Email Address Harvested?

Consider “masking” your email address.


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