Internet Privacy

Commonly Used Passwords
Most people do not think much, before setting their passwords and one can see a trend in the use of passwords. Here are some commonly used passwords.

Pros and Cons of Internet Regulation
Read about the pros and cons of Internet Regulation...

Ethical Issues of Internet Privacy
Internet privacy is a major concern of today. Privacy over the Internet has raised certain ethical issues, which need to be dealt with. While catering to the privacy needs of the Internet users, we need to implement certain ethics. For more on the ethical issues of Internet privacy, read on…

Internet Privacy
There are a number of advertisers, a number of stalkers and hackers on the Internet waiting to violate our privacy over the Internet. Here is some more information about Internet safety...

Datran Media Must Pay $1.1M for Sending Unsolicited Spam E-Mails
A leading e-mail marketer has agreed to a $1.1 million settlement with the New York Attorney General’s office after being accused of breaching Internet privacy in order to flood millions of e-mail In boxes with spam.

Google Urges Un to Set Global Internet Privacy Rules
· Act now to avoid crisis of confidence, says web firm· Warning that development of net could be hampered

Regulate the Internet!
It is time for legislators and regulators to step in. Even a moderate dose of legislation and the willingness not to succumb to either to mob or to business pressures will go a long way towards restoring the Internet to its original purpose: the civilized and lawful - not to mention pleasurable - exchange of information and opinion over computer networks.

Blackmail Claim Stirs Fears Over Facebook
Website pictures return to haunt beauty queen - Case raises questions over teenage internet privacy

Watchdog Accuses Google of Invading the Privacy of Its Internet Surfers
When it comes to snooping in cyberspace, internet giant Google is the online world's biggest brother, according to a new report.

Eye in The Sky: Who's Watchin' You?
It is frightening to realize ANYONE can gain access to your most private information. Including visual access to your home and more.

Google to Erase Information on Billions of Internet Searches
Google is to erase personal information on billions of internet searches in an attempt to secure the privacy of its users. By Bobbie Johnson.

Hot Legal Issue Of The Day – Right To Privacy
While a number of topics are currently being discussed in the United States, one of the most controversial is that of the right to privacy. This hot button issue is made more complex in a post 9-11 environment. We struggle to find and maintain a balance between personal rights and public safety.

Protecting Your Company’s Privacy
Today more than any other time in history, protecting company privacy is essential. Unfortunately, the number of cases associated with identify theft have not only risen but also moved from personal to business.

Privacy And Security Features Of Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer is a Web browser developed by Microsoft Corporation. It integrates the PC and the Internet by providing a single Explorer view and Web-savvy Start menu and taskbar. It provides users an integrated and personalized browsing experience, an easy way to browse the Internet, the intranets, and the local computers. By using Internet Explorer, users can interact with Web sites and find information faster than ever.

Privacy Makes Bug Detectors a Must
If you work in an information sensitive business, regardless if it is police work, investigative in nature, banking, government, international or whatever, you can insure that this information stays private by using one of the many types of bug detectors that are available.

Ever Got Busted By The World Wide Web?
A new website called sweepandswap.com changes a computer’s Internet history by substituting visited websites with pre-screened sites and removes previous versions of the Internet history from the computer – all with one click. These pre-screened websites, called SwapSites, are sponsored by website owners who want to experience this new level of advertising. Sweep and Swap is a one-click way to protect your privacy online.

Boost for Google in Internet Privacy Case
Privacy campaigners in the US hailed a victory of sorts for internet search engine Google yesterday after a court case focusing on demands from the Bush administration for access to its data appeared to swing in Google's favour.

Google Privacy Battle Likely to End in Compromise
A legal battle between the US justice department and internet giant Google looks set to end in compromise, after a US judge signalled he intended to make the company surrender some, but not all, of the data on its huge search database. By Dominic Timms.

Meanwhile, Company Remains at Loggerheads With Us Government
In marked contrast to its cooperative approach in China, Google currently finds itself in confrontation with the US justice department over the rights of its users.

How to protect your privacy with a Spyware blocker and remover
Spyware will transmit sensitive information about you over the Internet without your knowledge or consent. Learn more about how to protect your privacy with a Spyware blocker and remover.

Do You Want Someone To Know Your Secrets? Protect Yourself with a Firewall
Protecting your computer is just as important as protecting your home. In order to do what's necessary to prevent hackers from getting personal and private information, a firewall is a must for internet users.

Protect your users’ privacy - Fight spam
Spy Bots parse websites and try to find email addresses. That is a known fact. Then you are bombarded with lots and lots Spam. But a solution is available, an easy one; it requires 5 lines of code.

Protect your Computer and Internet Privacy
Is a known fact that every time you open a browser to view a web page, order something online, or read your email in a web based viewer that information is stored on your computer for later use.

DoubleClick faces monster cookie bill
Online advertising company DoubleClick has agreed to pay nearly £300,000 to settle an investigation into its use of personal information about web surfers, intensifying the debate over privacy on the internet.

Europe Votes to End Data Privacy
European law enforcement agencies were given sweeping powers yesterday to monitor telephone, internet and email traffic in a move denounced by critics as the biggest threat to data privacy in a generation. Despite opposition from civil liberties groups worldwide, the European parliament...