wtf google?

FACEBOOK YOU STUMBLEBUMS. Gah.

Turning an IP address into a subscriber name is the basis for all file-sharing …

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The US government wants ISPs to stop deleting subscriber logs so quickly; a  …

jeeeeeeeeeeeezus, Facebook.

Facebook may be having second thoughts about allowing developers to grab users …

I'm really tired of adding links to "644 facebook privacy." But FB keeps screwing up!

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I bet this is applied in ways that would make it a civil rights issue.

Not much: It's nearly impossible to prevent cellphone apps from transmitting information.

A lawsuit filed Friday against an adult website owner is one of the first to target an internet practice called "history-sniffing," which is drawing increased scrutiny from regulators and academics.

In the course of consented-to web-behavior tracking, Sears gathered library borrowing histories via OPACs.

The makers of the Firefox browser are exploring a do-not-track mechanism, just months after killing a different tool.

Back in February we wrote about Facebook's secret Project Titan — a web-based email client that we hear is unofficially referred to internally as its "Gmail killer". Now we've heard from sources that this is indeed what's coming on Monday during Facebook's special event, alongside personal @facebook.com email addresses for users.  This isn't a big surprise — the event invites Facebook sent out hinted strongly that the news would have something to do with its Inbox, sparking plenty of speculation that the event could be related to Titan. Our understanding is that this is more than just a UI refresh for Facebook's existing messaging service with POP access tacked on. Rather, Facebook is building a full-fledged webmail client, and while it may only be in early stages come its launch Monday, there's a huge amount of potential here.

A number of major advertising groups have banded together and proposed a new  …

Illustrates tracing internet traffic source by IP address