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Consumer group takes Google privacy complaint to FTC

...now defunct Google Buzz. The complaint — similar to complaints brought by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the World Privacy Forum and Consumer Watchdog — alleges... Read more

23 February, 2012 by Elinor Mills

Google faces antitrust calls over search shake-up

...market dominance in a separate sector," Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), told the Los Angeles Times. "I think that... Read more

12 January, 2012 by Elinor Mills

P3P: A green light for privacy on the Web? Part II

...before it becomes a standard. For one, many privacy advocates -- including the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), Junkbusters and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility -- have... Read more

5 July, 2000 by Robert Lemos

Google Buzz spurs privacy complaint to FTC

...and social-networking service may have broken laws governing electronic eavesdropping. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) filed a complaint with the FTC on Tuesday... Read more

18 February, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Privacy group asks regulators to halt Google apps

...would extend to businesses that pay for access to Google Apps. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) submitted the far-reaching request to the FTC... Read more

18 March, 2009 by Declan McCullagh

US regulators question cloud-computing security

...steering consumers into dangerous territory, said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic). Already, problems of identity theft are skyrocketing, he... Read more

18 March, 2009 by Stephanie Condon

Google homepage link mollifies privacy campaigners

...posting of its privacy policy. Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the US Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic), said on Saturday that his group is "pleased... Read more

7 July, 2008 by Natalie Weinstein

Police force's Facebook app raises privacy concerns

...police than they realise, according to Guilherme Roschke, a fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). In a research note, Roschke pointed out that... Read more

21 April, 2008 by Matthew Broersma

Antitrust: Is Google the next Microsoft?

...the meetings. The EU, egged on by American consumer groups, like the Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) and the pro-regulation Center for Digital Democracy... Read more

23 July, 2007 by Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh

CIA funds chatroom surveillance

...grants, according to a contract between the two agencies obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and reviewed by ZDNet UK sister site CNET... Read more

25 November, 2004 by Declan McCullagh

Privacy group fights P2P crackdown

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is launching a counterattack against Hollywood's efforts... Read more

8 November, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Amazon to revamp privacy policy

...business control. The change was protested by customers and consumer advocates. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) charged that the change represented an unfair business... Read more

26 September, 2002 by Troy Wolverton

Canada's ISPs may get 'spy' role

The right to be anonymous online may be strongly affected by new proposals to build a database of every Canadian with an email address Read more

28 August, 2002 by Declan McCullagh

Settlement means sweeping changes to Passport

...oversight of Microsoft's online services," said Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), in a separate conference call. "This is a... Read more

9 August, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Danger: PCs under attack from free software

Free software downloaded from the Web may have hidden costs in terms of privacy and security Read more

24 June, 2002 by Evan Hansen and John Borland

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