Surprisingly, only 11.4 percent of the estimated 450 million people worldwide who use the Firefox desktop browser had activated the Do Not Track setting.
The Final Round of Negotiations Over a Consumer Privacy Mechanism – (via NYTimes.com).
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An informative and amusing look at online tracking (short video of 3m41s). Online tracking debate heats up after flaws exposed (via BBC News) ###
A great post by EFF showing 4 simple changes you can make to help stop websites from tracking you. 4 Simple Changes to Stop Online Tracking (via EFF.org). ###
If you were not convinced, this proves just how valuable our data is (e.g., surfing habits and preferences and likes). I also find this nugget in the article more than a little worrying, “… [the] industry has not yet agreed to the FTC’s request that the ‘do not track’ request should mean that data [...]
Google has introduced a new tool called Account Activity. It allows you to subscribe to a monthly report that summarizes what’s been going on in your online Google accounts. Depending on the Google services you use, the reports could include information about the number of emails, the contacts you most interact with, and the [...]
You may like ‘social logins’ as they cut down on the number of passwords that you have to remember, but you pay a price (a hidden and perhaps high price) when doing so. Identity Companies: Paid to Know About You (via NYTimes.com) ###
How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Googles New Privacy Policy Takes Effect (via Electronic Frontier Foundation) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-remove-your-youtube-viewing-and-search-history-googles-new-privacy-policy ### A nice, bite-sized Op-Ed piece about online privacy and Internet tracking by the Director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). Internet privacy: a contradiction in terms? www.signonsandiego.com Everyone has a different comfort level regarding the collection and use of their personal information. [...] |
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