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Google Fined by the FCC for stonewalling the Inquiry on Data Collection
Google first admitted that it collected data from private WiFi networks while taking photos for its “Street View” mapping feature in 2010. At the time it called the data collection a mistake and promised
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ACTA: Bulgaria and The Netherlands Withdraw Support In Response To Weekend Protests
Today Bulgarian and Dutch officials announced their withdrawal of support for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, better known as ACTA. The move comes in response to massive protests that took place in almost 200 European
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Judge Rules “No Warrant Needed for GPS Tracking on Vehicles”: Slippery Slope to Big Brother?
Most of the time, we here at Pnosker talk about how technology is making our lives easier, safer and better. In fact it is very easy for us to become seduced by the newest
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Kindle Fire Performance Update Fixes Initial Problems, How to Install
Amazon updated its Kindle Fire tablet last night to software version 6.2.1 in an effort to fix the problems many have been complaining about since its debut in mid-November. Along with several performance update,
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Facebook Privacy settlement with the FTC: 20 years of Audits, Opt-in instead of Opt-out
Various news outlets starting with The Wall Street Journal are reporting that the Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reached a tentative settlement on the FTC’s charge that the social media network deceived its members
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Facebook is watching you
Once something is posted online, it never truly disappears. Apparently, the same goes for Facebook. As Europe v. Facebook revealed recently, Facebook keeps a track record of many of the things users do, some
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