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Privacy Policy Changes – Some Companies Get Notification Right
It’s time to demand honest, clear notices that come well in advance of Privacy Policy changes to give consumers an opportunity to opt out, protest, or take some other course of action. Facebook users...
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Is Online Privacy Dead or Alive?
In my role as President of the Safe Internet Alliance (safeinternet.org) was recently asked to respond to a question posed by Lora Bentley of whether consumers had any privacy left for an article in...
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Your Information IS Displayed on Spokeo – Here’s How to Remove It
Spokeo is a search engine that is specifically designed to collect YOUR information to make public. My frustration with Spokeo and other data aggregators this is that they do not ask your permission to...
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Evolution of Parent’s Awareness of Internet Risks Infographic
A fun new infographic by McAfee titled What Do Pirates, Coffee Pots, and Smiley Faces Have to Do with Kids Online? provides a great overview of how far the internet has come in 40 years, and how each...
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FTC Asked to Investigate Use of Supercookies
The House of Representatives bipartisan privacy caucus has asked the FTC to look into companies’ use of supercookies – which are like traditional tracking cookies on steroids. A basic “cookie,” is a...
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Credit Score on Steroids to Track Consumers Every Financial Move
If you think lenders to date have poked their nose too far into your financial affairs, you’re in for a shock. A new service by a company called CoreLogic is now leveraging massive amounts of data –...
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New Weekly Headlines-Inspired Internet Safety Content Available for Schools...
In collaboration with the internet safety group iKeepSafe, I’m pleased to announce a new initiative for introducing digital literacy, safety, security and privacy topics to students and your children....
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Want Increased Control Over online Communications? Consider Wickr
If you’re tired of having your personal information, conversations, photos, texts, and video messages exploited by companies, used to embarrass you by frenemies, or pawed over by data collection...
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FTC and EU Weigh in on Face Recognition Applications – Why Limiting the Use...
Who should own and control data about your face? Should companies be able to collect and use your facial data at will? Is it enough to let users can opt out of facial recognition, or should companies...
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