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Surveillance Myth #1: I Have Nothing to Hide
In the public debate over secret NSA spying, we keep hearing three refrains to justify, or at least accommodate people, to the U.S. government's surveillanc…
Privacy
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Mozilla plotting block- and allow-lists for tracking Firefox cookies
""Today Mozilla is committing to work with Aleecia [McDonald of CIS] and the CCH Advisory Board, whose members include Opera Software, to develop the…
Obscurity by Design
Design-based solutions to confront technological privacy threats are becoming popular with regulators. However, these promising solutions have left the full pot…
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Third-Party Blocking Moves Forward For Mozilla’s Firefox Browser
"After a period of review, Firefox decided to go ahead with plans to block third-party cookies for its new version of the web browser. The non-profit organ…
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Cookie Clearinghouse
The Cookie Clearinghouse provides information for users to make choices about online privacy. The Cookie Clearinghouse publishes free-to-use information for web…
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Stanford joins Mozilla in war on cookies
""Internet users are starting to understand that their online activities are closely monitored, often by companies they have never heard of before,&qu…
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Center for Internet and Society Launches “Cookie Clearinghouse” to Enable User Choice for Online Tracking
The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School launched a new online privacy initiative today called the “Cookie Clearinghouse,” which will em…
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Mozilla and Stanford Pitch New Cookie Blocking Approach
"Mozilla and Stanford will support opt-out cookies set by the Digital Advertising Alliance, which operates the ad industry’s Ad Choices privacy program, an…
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Firefox Web browser to move ahead plan to block tracking
"The clearest losers in Mozilla’s plan will be companies that track users without their knowledge. They will be permitted to request permission to place a…
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Who tracks the trackers? Firefox to monitor ad cookies
"The Cookie Clearinghouse, created by Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, aims to centralize the cookie-management process by keeping a list of…
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Consumer Watchdog Praises Mozilla For Taking New Steps To Protect Privacy Online
"Mozilla made today’s announcement after Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society launched a “Cookie Clearinghouse.” The clearinghouse, create…
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New Stanford Initiative Helps Browser Developers Refine Cookie-Blocking
"The new Cookie Clearinghouse, helmed by Stanford privacy expert Aleecia McDonald, hopes to enable browser developers to block third-party cookies -- such…