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Microsoft releases Wi-Fi-logging code for privacy check

...has always maintained that the data collection was accidental. "Important for respecting consumer privacy, [Microsoft's] software does not intercept wireless data transmissions from consumers... Read more

2 July, 2011

Apple, Google face US Senate questions over privacy

...the US Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, is "consumer privacy and protection in the mobile marketplace". Location tracking has become a... Read more

17 May, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple's Safari to offer 'do-not-track' privacy tool

...urging technology makers to implement the technology into their products to protect consumer privacy. While legislation to put some teeth on enforcing it has stalled... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
TowneBank Mobile Banking 1.1

TowneBank Mobile Banking 1.1

...charges may apply.Your financial security is our priority. To view the Consumer Privacy Policy, please visit townebank.comMember FDIC Read more

23 February, 2012
NCSA and Data Privacy Day

NCSA and Data Privacy Day

...modern internet. They chatted a bit about the role businesses play in consumer privacy, including his favorite phrase. Another important message shared by the speaker... Read more

23 January, 2012
MOBIBO 1.1

MOBIBO 1.1

...from your favorite restaurants, shops and fun attractions right to your phone. Consumer privacy is assured, and you can withdraw the cash you have earned... Read more

28 August, 2011
Consumer Support for Food Tracing With RFID Technology

Consumer Support for Food Tracing With RFID Technology

...RFID tracing system for produce and for meat. Results suggest that some consumer privacy attitudes and privacy behaviors were negatively related to support for RFID... Read more

26 July, 2011
American Bank Mobile Banking 2.7.1829

American Bank Mobile Banking 2.7.1829

...are committed to protecting the privacy of your financial information. See the Consumer Privacy Policy at www.americanbank.com. American Bank is headquartered in Corpus... Read more

23 July, 2011
First American Bank Mobile 2.7.0.1824

First American Bank Mobile 2.7.0.1824

...is committed to protecting the privacy of your financial information. See the Consumer Privacy Policy at www.fa-bank.net/privacy.* Note, some transaction activity... Read more

3 February, 2011
A Framework for Building Privacy-Conscious Composite Web Services

A Framework for Building Privacy-Conscious Composite Web Services

...The potential for such composite web services can be realized only if consumer privacy concerns are satisfactorily addressed. This paper proposes a framework that addresses... Read more

1 January, 2011
Comparing Privacy Attitudes of Knowledge Workers in the U.S. and India

Comparing Privacy Attitudes of Knowledge Workers in the U.S. and India

...project distributed across five sites of a multinational corporation. Prior studies on consumer privacy suggest that privacy concerns in India are lower than those in... Read more

20 August, 2010

Tech industry cheers Bush pick for DoJ

...on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and his reluctance to regulate online consumer privacy. "He understands that turning to government regulation as a first way... Read more

5 January, 2001 by Lisa Bowman
When Mobile Phones Are RFID-Equipped - Finding E.U.-U.S. Solutions to Protect <endeca_term>Consumer Privacy</endeca_term> and Facilitate Mobile Commerce

When Mobile Phones Are RFID-Equipped - Finding E.U.-U.S. Solutions to Protect Consumer Privacy and Facilitate Mobile Commerce

New mobile phones have been designed to include delivery of mobile advertising and other useful location-based services,... Read more

20 March, 2009

Facebook hit by user-privacy lawsuit

...lawsuit on Monday that alleges the social-networking site is violating California consumer privacy laws. The lawsuit, which was filed in California's Orange County... Read more

18 August, 2009 by Steven Musil

Privacy concerns over Google Desktop 3

...servers. But the EFF claimed this feature "greatly increases the risk to consumer privacy" due to US legislation — the Electronic Communication Privacy Act — which means... Read more

10 February, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

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