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Google adds ad-tracking opt-out extension to Chrome

...launched a feature in its Chrome browser that allows users to permanently opt out of ad tracking cookies. The Chrome Keep My Opt-Outs extension... Read more

25 January, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Google offers Wi-Fi database opt-out method

Google has delivered a way for people to opt out of having their wireless routers mapped by the company's Street... Read more

16 November, 2011
UK airport body scans will not be <endeca_term>opt out</endeca_term>

UK airport body scans will not be opt out

...naked on a screen, even though new European rules promise passengers can opt out, the UK government has said. Travellers from UK airports will not... Read more

23 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Google: No <endeca_term>opt-out</endeca_term> of mix-and-match data

Google: No opt-out of mix-and-match data

...People will not be able to opt out of having their data shared across Google products and services under... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Gmail gets opt-out feature for conversation view

Google on Wednesday announced that Gmail users are going to receive the option to turn the mail service's threaded... Read more

29 September, 2010
<endeca_term>Opt Out</endeca_term> Body Scan 1.1

Opt Out Body Scan 1.1

...Opt Out" of Body Scans with this App!! + LMAO funny body scan one... Read more

4 March, 2011

Google to allow Wi-Fi data collection opt-outs

Google is to let people opt out of having their Wi-Fi hotspots included on the company's... Read more

14 September, 2011

Germany steels itself for Google Street View

Google is preparing to set Street View live in Germany, after getting opt-out requests from almost a quarter of a million households. Promising a... Read more

22 October, 2010

Web to get 'do not track' privacy standards

...Consortium has released the first drafts of standards that will let people opt out of being tracked as they surf the web, and give companies... Read more

15 November, 2011 by David Meyer

EU warns web firms over 'do-not-track' timescale

...a deadline of June 2012 to set a standard to let people opt out of being tracked on the web, saying she will use 'all... Read more

22 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Microsoft held back on privacy in IE8, says group

...took a conscious decision to make InPrivate browsing opt-in rather than opt-out, and so avoided taking a hit to its ad business, according... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner

TalkTalk: Don't force ISPs across porn-filter Rubicon

...network-level parental controls that force people to either opt-in or opt-out of pornographic and violent content "would be a mistake", and Google... Read more

23 May, 2012

Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'

The search giant has asked EU regulators to clarify proposed rules forcing social networks and hosting services to remove people's photos and data on request, saying they place unreasonable demands on providers Read more

17 February, 2012 by David Meyer
Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

Apple iMac 27in. (3.1GHz, Spring 2011)

We recommend Apple's new 27in. iMac to digital media editors and others with serious performance needs on the strength of its impressive speed, its connected device potential, and its market-leading 27in. display. Read more

4 May, 2011 by Rich Brown
Salesforce: Privacy needs consensus

Salesforce: Privacy needs consensus

...re getting. Facebook frequently introduces changes to settings that require users to opt out of sharing data. Are people fully in control of their data... Read more

1 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

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