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May 24, 2013 - 03:48 PM EDT — AAPL: 444.12 (+1.98, +0.45%) | NASDAQ: 3498.965 (+33.722, +0.97%)

Tag: privacy

  1. Court rules NSA doesn’t have to reveal its semi-secret relationship with Google

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013 · 6:25 pm · 25 Comments

    It’s no one’s business but theirs, according to an appeals court in the DC Circuit…

  2. U.S. Congress asks Larry Page if Google Glass infringes ‘on the privacy of the average American’

    Friday, May 17, 2013 · 12:01 pm · 37 Comments

    Google Glass privacy concerns have only grown louder…

  3. Google fights glass backlash even before launch

    Monday, May 13, 2013 · 9:00 am · 48 Comments

    Google Glass isn’t even for sale yet, but it’s already facing backlash…

  4. Google Glass meets serious resistance

    Tuesday, May 7, 2013 · 6:06 pm · 51 Comments

    Google Glass is going to cause quite a brawl…

  5. German court strikes down Apple’s customer data-privacy rules

    Tuesday, May 7, 2013 · 11:02 am · 10 Comments

    Apple Inc., already facing a U.S. privacy lawsuit over its information-sharing practices…

  6. Early version of Google Glass not fully functional when used with Apple iPhone

    Thursday, April 18, 2013 · 9:09 am · 16 Comments

    Google this week began shipping its Glass smart eyewear to app developers…

  7. ACLU files complaint with U.S. FTC: Mobile carriers fail to provide security for Android phones

    Wednesday, April 17, 2013 · 9:02 am · 18 Comments

    The America Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission…

  8. Eric Schmidt: Regulate civilian drones but not Google Glass

    Monday, April 15, 2013 · 10:02 pm · 12 Comments

    At some point in the not-too-distant future…

  9. Mobile malware: Android is a bad apple

    Monday, April 15, 2013 · 3:37 pm · 37 Comments

    Android made up 97 percent of total mobile malware…

  10. Apple’s iMessage is U.S. DEA’s worst nightmare

    Sunday, April 7, 2013 · 12:47 pm · 102 Comments

    If you don’t want your text messages to be wire-tapped, you might consider getting yourself an iPhone…

  11. Apple’s iMessage encryption trips up U.S. feds’ surveillance

    Thursday, April 4, 2013 · 10:31 am · 36 Comments

    Encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents…

  12. New emails reveal U.S. Feds not ‘forthright’ about false ‘stingray’ cell towers used to track location of mobile phones

    Thursday, March 28, 2013 · 12:02 pm · 14 Comments

    According to new Justice Department e-mails obtained by the ACLU…

  13. Google fined $7 million over Street View privacy breaches

    Tuesday, March 12, 2013 · 2:59 pm · 18 Comments

    Google has agreed to pay $7 million as a result of an investigation brought…

  14. Judge scolds Apple, says company can’t be trusted in turning over evidence in privacy lawsuit

    Friday, March 8, 2013 · 3:32 pm · 20 Comments

    Apple Inc. must show in detail how it’s complying with court orders to turn over evidence…

  15. Failure to produce Steve Jobs’ emails a ‘mistake,’ Apple lawyer tells judge during location data lawsuit

    Wednesday, March 6, 2013 · 9:29 am · 8 Comments

    Apple Inc.’s failure to produce emails from Steve Jobs and other senior executives

  16. Apple, Google, app developers gird for FTC fines, growth-stifling government regulation

    Tuesday, February 26, 2013 · 9:00 am · 23 Comments

    Apple and legions of software developers are girding for fines and rules that threaten to stifle growth…

  17. California court finds for Apple in credit card privacy suit

    Monday, February 4, 2013 · 2:59 pm · 3 Comments

    Apple Inc and other online retailers did not break California law…

  18. UK Apple Safari users sue Google for secretly tracking Web browsing

    Monday, January 28, 2013 · 10:20 am · 10 Comments

    Cookies, small tracking files, were installed by Google on the Apple computers and mobile devices…

  19. FTC: Apple and Google not doing enough to protect privacy in kids apps

    Tuesday, December 11, 2012 · 12:02 pm · 11 Comments

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission published a report on Monday saying that app stores…

  20. Antitrust suits threaten Google from both sides of the Atlantic

    Thursday, October 25, 2012 · 6:29 pm · 8 Comments

    Nowadays, the wellbeing of a company can depend on where it appears on the list of Google search results…

  21. Confirmed: Apple-owned fingerprint software exposes Windows passwords

    Wednesday, October 10, 2012 · 11:01 am · 25 Comments

    Security consultants have independently confirmed a serious security weakness…

  22. Google pays $22.5 million to settle charges of bypassing Apple Safari privacy settings

    Thursday, August 9, 2012 · 4:02 pm · 15 Comments

    Google Inc will pay $22.5 million to settle charges it bypassed the privacy settings…

  23. US FTC votes to fine Google $22.5 million for bypassing Safari privacy settings; Settlement allows Google to admit no liability

    Tuesday, July 31, 2012 · 5:01 pm · 23 Comments

    The Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a consent decree that will allow Google to settle…

  24. Obama administration in stalemate with Internet companies over ‘Do Not Track’; spat could lead to legislation

    Monday, July 23, 2012 · 4:32 pm · 25 Comments

    The White House wants a ‘Do Not Track’ option put on websites to give consumers…

  25. Google to pay $22.5 million to settle charges over bypassing privacy settings of millions of Apple users

    Tuesday, July 10, 2012 · 8:33 am · 20 Comments

    Google Inc is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related…