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How to turn off Google's web historyupdated: Wed Feb 29 2012 10:44:00

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout shows you the simple way you can turn off Google's web history.

Social media more irresistible than sex?updated: Tue Feb 07 2012 22:41:00

According to a study done in Germany, social media is harder to resist than sex, cigarettes or alcohol.

Megaupload files might still be savedupdated: Tue Jan 31 2012 10:01:00

Megaupload users have gotten at least a two-week reprieve during which the file-sharing company says it hopes their files and other stored data can be retrieved, not deleted.

Twitter to delete posts if countries request itupdated: Fri Jan 27 2012 17:37:00

Online social networking site Twitter said Thursday it will begin deleting users' tweets in countries that require it -- but it will still keep those deleted tweets visible to the rest of the world.

CNNMoney: Facebook pays $40,000 to bug spottersupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 15:01:00

Facebook wants you to try to hack into its site -- and if you succeed, it will pay you for the details.

Court clears cloud music providers to expand featuresupdated: Wed Aug 24 2011 13:56:00

A court ruling this week clears up some gray areas in cloud music.

Wiping away whistle-blowers' online fingerprintsupdated: Thu Jun 16 2011 11:04:00

In the post-WikiLeaks era, news organizations and other groups are launching spinoff websites in hopes a catching the next big scoop.

Controversial WikiLeak examinedupdated: Thu Jun 16 2011 11:04:00

In this excerpt from CNN's documentary "Wikiwars," CNN's Kaj Larsen explores one of the most controversial leaks.

Warrantless cell phone searches spread to more statesupdated: Tue May 31 2011 07:09:00

Think about all the data -- photos, videos, text messages, calendar items, apps, call log, voice mail, and e-mail -- on your cell phone right now. If you're arrested, could the police search your cell phone? And would they need a warrant?

What the Internet knows about youupdated: Wed May 25 2011 16:32:00

With little notice or fanfare, the digital world is fundamentally changing. What was once an anonymous medium where anyone could be anyone -- where, in the words of the famous New Yorker cartoon, nobody knows you're a dog -- is now a tool for soliciting and analyzing our personal data.

Critics of Venezuela's new media laws fear 'dangerous' crackdownupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 17:42:00

New laws governing radio, television and the internet in Venezuela "could be very dangerous," anti-censorship campaigners warned Wednesday, two days after the controversial laws passed.

Who is really stealing your privacy?updated: Mon Dec 13 2010 07:22:00

Privacy advocates are up in arms. They say the Obama administration is seeking to increase the government's surveillance powers. The White House is out to require internet companies to keep trapdoors so the government can read any and all messages.

Courts drawing line against warrantless phone data searches?updated: Thu Dec 02 2010 17:27:00

If you're like most people, you probably carry a tracking device around with you everywhere you go: your cell phone.

What Google's Street View breach means for your privacyupdated: Tue Oct 26 2010 16:28:00

This week, Google announced that it had accidentally collected passwords, e-mails and other personal information from random Wi-Fi users while working on its Street View feature.

What the iPhone jailbreaking ruling meansupdated: Tue Jul 27 2010 10:36:00

To help answer some questions about this week's Copyright Office announcement regarding the legality of so-called cell phone jailbreaking, or the modification of the software that comes with iPhones and other handsets that is designed not to be changed, we've compiled the following list of Frequently Asked Questions:

Hitler parody videos latest copyright fightupdated: Thu Apr 22 2010 12:06:00

One of the longer-lasting Internet memes in recent years has been the parody trend of the 2004 German film Der Untergang (also known as "Downfall").

CNNMoney: Lawbreakers foiled by Facebookupdated: Thu Apr 08 2010 06:16:00

You might be surprised to learn who's following you on Twitter, or who your Facebook friends really are.

Revising privacy law for the 'cloud' eraupdated: Wed Mar 31 2010 15:51:00

The government needs a search warrant to bust into your house, search your files, and pull out any incriminating documents. It needs the same warrant for files stored on your computer. So why doesn't the same standard apply when the same information is stored in online servers operated by third parties like Google or Microsoft?

Social media giants survey their growing kingdomupdated: Wed Jan 27 2010 15:03:00

The great and good from the world of social media met Wednesday at Davos and agreed their medium still hasn't reached its full potential, with one speaker joking that the really cool stuff wouldn't happen "until we're dead."

The coming-out stories of anonymous bloggersupdated: Fri Aug 21 2009 13:41:00

Blog fans in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, saw PittGirl as their masked superhero -- a comedian and local commentator who jibed the mayor without reserve and ranted freely about her hatred of pigeons.

Time.com: Maligned Online? How to Retaliate Against Web Attacksupdated: Fri Sep 19 2008 20:00:00

If you've been slandered on the Web, your bad reputation may follow you offline too. Here are some tips for burnishing your online image

Time.com: Court Limits Employer Access to Employee Emailupdated: Thu Jun 19 2008 14:00:00

A federal appeals court has made it more difficult for employers to snoop legally on e-mails and text messages their workers send from company accounts

Time.com: Wiretapping Bill Puts Telcos on Hold updated: Thu Aug 09 2007 01:00:00

Bush's eavesdropping win on Capitol Hill failed to resolve the concerns of nervous phone companies

CNNMoney: AT&T overhauls privacy policyupdated: Thu Jun 22 2006 18:26:00

Phone service provider AT&T announced Thursday a privacy policy overhaul that removes a key reference from its previous policy, which had said the company "does not access, read, upload or store data contained in or derived from private files without the members' authorization..."

CNNMoney: Judge: AT&T docs can be used in wiretap suitupdated: Wed May 17 2006 16:36:00

The judge hearing a case challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program said Wednesday that the plaintiffs may keep documents AT&T says contain proprietary information for use in preparing their case, but the documents must remain under seal.

CNNMoney: Color printer as people finder?updated: Wed Oct 19 2005 08:01:00

If you want to go into hiding, get rid of your color printer.

CNNMoney: Practicing safe bloggingupdated: Fri Apr 08 2005 09:32:00

Add blogging to the list of extracurricular activities in need of some protection.

Fortune: WHAT TO WATCH IN THE WEEKS AHEADupdated: Mon Apr 04 2005 00:01:00

Should technology companies be held liable when consumers use their products to violate copyrights? No, the Supreme Court said in 1984, when it ruled that the Sony Betamax videocassette recorder ha...

CNNMoney: Web site must reveal sources to Appleupdated: Fri Mar 11 2005 16:52:00

A California judge ruled that a Web site's Internet service provider must reveal the identities of sources that fed the site confidential information about Apple Computer, court documents showed Friday.

Biometrics must balance privacy and securityupdated: Thu Dec 02 2004 15:16:00

Humans have always recognized one another through physical traits: seeing a loved one walk through the door, hearing your boss's voice on the phone, finding the right tribal campfire.

CNNMoney: Amazon's search playupdated: Mon Apr 19 2004 16:38:00

It's only April, but I think I can start writing the headlines for some of my end-of-2004 stories.

Fortune: WHAT INFORMATION COSTS "INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE," SAYS AN ADAGE KNOWN AMONG PEOPLE WHO SURF THE INTupdated: Mon Jul 10 1995 00:01:00

Look at your company's budget: Add up all you spend for accounting, advertising, brochures, catalogues, communications, computers, conventions, faxing, newsletters, networks, overheads, research, s...

Fortune: E-MAIL OF THE FAIRLY FAMOUSupdated: Mon May 30 1994 00:01:00

The hoi polloi can now schmooze with a few of the high and mighty, thanks to E-Mail Addresses of the Rich and Famous (Addison-Wesley, $7.95), a new paperback by book packager Seth Godin. Godin crea...

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