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Twitter to track users through widgets

Twitter has given details about tracking users across the internet, and options for people who don't want... Read more

22 May, 2012

Facebook sued over post-logout tracking

...Facebook is getting more heat over two controversial practices — tracking users after they log out and new automatic "frictionless sharing". The tracking... Read more

3 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Google and Microsoft spar over user tracking

...into not recognising its cookies as third-party, allowing them to continue tracking users. Hachamovitch said Microsoft had "contacted Google and asked them to commit... Read more

21 February, 2012 by David Meyer

US politicians call for scrutiny of Facebook tracking

...have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook's practice of tracking users even after they have logged out. "When users log out of... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Jobs says Apple will testify over iPhone location tracking

...A document on Wednesday, saying that the company was in no way tracking users, and that the location file was just a small part of... Read more

28 April, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple: iPhone data used to build Wi-Fi hotspot database

...us and we will look into it." 'Crowd-sourced database'Despite denying tracking users, Apple admitted that the quantity of location data being stored on... Read more

27 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Mozilla denies Firefox 4 'do-not-track' privacy option

...NoScript — a Flash, Java, and JavaScript blocker — and Adblock Plus can mitigate tracking. Users can also sign up to Taco, an opt-out list that... Read more

23 December, 2010 by Ben Woods and Tom Espiner
ShelbyFit 1.0

ShelbyFit 1.0

...all Memphians through easy-to-nd information and socially connected activity time tracking. Users can log progress toward a weekly goal and share successes via... Read more

25 April, 2012
Call & SMS Tracker 1.6

Call & SMS Tracker 1.6

...agent, tracer agent, call spy, sms spyRecent changes:To enable or disable tracking, users have to now enter the PIN they have registered with.Content... Read more

27 January, 2012
GPS Tracking Lite 4.3

GPS Tracking Lite 4.3

...messaging* No Ads With the push of a button, let other GPS Tracking users know where you are or request their location. GPS Tracking populates... Read more

3 September, 2011
GPS Tracking 4.4

GPS Tracking 4.4

...messaging* No Ads With the push of a button, let other GPS Tracking users know where you are or request their location. GPS Tracking populates... Read more

1 September, 2011
GPS Tracking Pro 1.3

GPS Tracking Pro 1.3

...This is BRILLIANT!" With the push of a button, let other GPS Tracking users know where you are or request their location. GPS Tracking populates... Read more

8 October, 2010
Back to the Future: Revisiting IPv6 Privacy Extensions

Back to the Future: Revisiting IPv6 Privacy Extensions

...Linux implementation of the proposal. The problem they address is that of tracking users based solely on IP address information. More specifically, for an adversary... Read more

14 September, 2010

Study: Big sites improving privacy

Web sites are using fewer tracking devices and collecting less consumer data, finds a new study Read more

1 April, 2002 by Margaret Kane

Google to base ads on surfing behaviour

The web giant is to start tracking users as they surf across sites that use Google AdSense, so it... Read more

11 March, 2009 by David Meyer

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