Read more Internet privacy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32517/internet-privacy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74357/your-boss-cant-read-your-email-courts-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo matter what your employers tell you, they probably can’t spy on your emails without telling you, recent court rulings suggest. While in the past courts have often sided with corporations on issues of email privacy, lately they’ve been more sympathetic to employees, the Wall Street Journal reports. Earlier this...http://www.newser.com/story/74357/your-boss-cant-read-your-email-courts-say.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73722/privacy-advocates-hijack-300-facebook-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group advocating for social-networking privacy has hijacked nearly 300 Facebook groups over the past few days to point out weaknesses in the site’s control of personal information. The protesters renamed all the Facebook groups “Control Your Info,” pointing out that after administrators of groups step down, anyone else can...http://www.newser.com/story/73722/privacy-advocates-hijack-300-facebook-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67962/facebook-beefs-up-privacy-protection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn response to criticism by the Canadian government, Facebook is enacting far-reaching changes in how third-party applications gain access to personal data, TechCrunch reports. Currently, Facebook applications ask users once, upon installation, for approval to access personal information. Under the new rules, the apps will have to ask repeatedly as...http://www.newser.com/story/67962/facebook-beefs-up-privacy-protection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67628/switzerland-shows-google-street-view-a-stop-sign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Swiss government official is demanding that Google immediately remove any image of Switzerland from its "Street View Maps," and the company said today it would discuss the matter with the privacy rights regulator. Switzerland's federal data protection commissioner says Google's pictures violate the country's strict privacy laws by failing...http://www.newser.com/story/67628/switzerland-shows-google-street-view-a-stop-sign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 11:55:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67163/facebook-sued-for-privacy-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of Facebook users has sued the social networking company for violating consumer privacy laws by harvesting personal information for commercial purposes and failing to compensate clients, reports CNET. "Plaintiffs and the general public desire and expect a level of privacy, which Facebook has failed to satisfy," states the...http://www.newser.com/story/67163/facebook-sued-for-privacy-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 3:14:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66596/obama-rethinks-ban-on-tracking-web-visitors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrivacy groups are up in arms over a White House proposal to allow tracking technology to be used on government websites, the Washington Post reports. Supporters argue that social networking sites have used cookies and other tracking tools to spectacular effect, but the ACLU says the proposal is a “massive”...http://www.newser.com/story/66596/obama-rethinks-ban-on-tracking-web-visitors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 8:27:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65487/facebook-crosses-line-on-privacy-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImagine Peter Smith’s surprise when an ad for “hot singles” on Facebook featured a picture of … his wife. The site blames that flap on a third-party company violating policy, but the incident underscores Facebook’s notoriously unclear privacy settings, writes Bob Sullivan for MSNBC: “A hard-to-spot toggle switch grants the...http://www.newser.com/story/65487/facebook-crosses-line-on-privacy-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 12:54:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64625/canada-says-facebook-breaks-privacy-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook suffers from "serious privacy gaps" and must become more transparent about how personal information is handled to comply with the law, says a government watchdog in Canada. The report by the country's privacy commissioner marks the first time a government has found Facebook to be acting illegally, reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/64625/canada-says-facebook-breaks-privacy-laws.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 8:41:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61272/swedish-pirate-party-scores-eu-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSweden’s Pirate Party scored a major victory last night, capturing one of the country’s 18 seats in the European parliament, AFP reports. The party—which advocates for the legalization of peer-to-peer file sharing, stronger digital privacy protections, and reforms in copyright law—was formed in 2006 and saw its membership...http://www.newser.com/story/61272/swedish-pirate-party-scores-eu-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 5:45:00 CDT