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Apple's Foxconn Supplier
Date published:February 17, 2012Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student at Stanford University, talks about his research on Google Inc.'s violation of users' privacy on Apple Inc.'s Safari Web browser. Nick Thompson, a senior editor at New Yorker magazine and a Bloomberg contributing editor, and Bloomberg's Cory Johnson talk about factory conditions at Apple Inc.'s supplier Foxconn Technology Group in China. They speak with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." Jon Erlichman also speaks. Read more » about Apple's Foxconn Supplier
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Report: Google, others circumvent Safari privacy settings
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Google and Others Tracking Safari Browser Users
Date published:February 17, 2012Google and other companies which deliver online ads have been tracking which websites Apple Safari browsers have been accessing—despite default settings which are suppose to block online advertisers from doing so. Should you be concerned that Google is spying on your privacy? Read more » about Google and Others Tracking Safari Browser Users
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WSJ: Safari loophole lets Google track Apple users through web ads
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Google Circumvented Apple’s Privacy Settings to Track Users as They Browsed the Web
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Google allegedly bypassed privacy settings to track user browsing in Safari
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Stanford Researcher Rebuts Google’s Browser Privacy Defense
Date published:February 17, 2012SF Gate's James Temple interviews Jonathan Mayer about his study and Google bypassing the privacy settings in Apple's Safari browser.
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Google admits tracking Safari users
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The Lowdown on Google's Safari Tracking Cookies
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Google’s Cookie Trick in Safari Stirs Debate
Date published:February 17, 2012Jonathan Mayer's findings are "stirring up much discussion online," according to a New York Times Bits discussion: "Google’s Cookie Trick in Safari Stirs Debate" -
Google Facing Congressional Backlash Over Tracking of Safari Users
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Google’s Statement on the Safari Privacy Breach
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Is Megaupload "a lot less guilty than you think?"
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Former FTC Privacy Chief Takes On Online Advertisers…By Joining Them
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The Tech Chronicles: The Dawning Age of Personal Robotics
Date published:February 15, 2012James Temple interviews Ryan Calo about the dawning age of personal robotics.
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Kim Dotcom, Pirate King
Date published:February 15, 2012Chris Sprigman is quoted in Businessweek about "secondary infringement" in an article asking "Is Kim Dotcom a criminal mastermind, or the world's msot entertaining scapegoat?." Read more » about Kim Dotcom, Pirate King
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Facebook awards McGill students Digital Citizenship Research grant
Date published:February 14, 2012CIS Non-Residential Fellow Shaheen Shariff has been named as one of four worldwide recipients of Facebook’s first Digital Citizenship research grants – a $50,000 (U.S.) award that will support her Define the Line project, designed to help reduce cyber-bullying and promote responsible digital citizenship. Read more » about Facebook awards McGill students Digital Citizenship Research grant
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Looking For Love? Don't Trust Online Dating Sites
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Path fumble highlights Internet privacy concerns
Date published:February 9, 2012