A German teenager trying to plan a small get-together for family and friends was in for a nasty surprise after she forgot to mark her invitation as “private” when she made the event on Facebook. Oh, the woes of social media!
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U.S. Government Could Store European Air Passenger Info for 15 Years
A draft agreement between the U.S. and the E.U. about sharing air passenger information was leaked to the Guardian, prompting outrage over what civil liberties groups say is an invasion of privacy and what creates greater …
The Lone Star State, a No-Fly Zone? Why Texas Dropped Its Anti-TSA ‘Groping’ Bill
Although Texas is notorious for advocating for states’ rights — Gov. Rick Perry has openly suggested secession — state officials had to drop a bid to prevent TSA agents from conducting “invasive searches” after the federal …
Facebook Kicks Off 20,000 Underage Users Every Day
Would it surprise you to learn that, according to a Pew study, nearly half of all 12-year-olds in the U.S. use social network sites, even though they don’t meet the minimum age requirements? For Facebook, it’s a headache they …
Safe Scanning: New TSA Body Imaging Pacifies Modest Travelers
Privacy-mongers, rejoice!
British Officials Fume Over Google Street-View Gaffes
One political voice in the United Kingdom revealed his fury over recent waves of the company’s rough practices toward its web surfers.
Reading While Eating for October 18: Liking Mad Men on Facebook
Rub the sleep out of your eyes on this fine Monday and catch up on your web reading.
Facebook Announces New Privacy Features
Yes, we know, we’ve probably written a version of the above headline dozens of times. But the new changes announced by Facebook today actually give users interesting new ways to interact with the social network, including a new …
Quotes: U.S. Buys X-Ray Vans
“This really trips up the creep factor because it’s one of those things that you sort of intrinsically think the government shouldn’t be doing.”
— FREDERICK LANE, Vermont-based privacy expert, on the federal government …
Facebook ‘Stalker’ Button: Coming Soon?
Have a friend that you want to keep tabs on all of the time? Well, Facebook might be able to help you with that.
Crime Roundup: Spying on Children, Being a Pirate Now (Sort of) OK
What do people have to do to get charged with crimes around here?
Quotes: Facebook Users’ Data Hacked, Put Online
“People did not understand the privacy settings and this is the result.”
— SIMON DAVIES, of watchdog group Privacy International, on a hacker posting details from 100 million Facebook profiles on file-sharing site the Pirate …