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1. Leaving 'Friendprints': How Online Social Networks Are Redefining Privacy and Personal Security, by , Knowledge@Wharton, 6-10-2009 Few social network users realize that the information they post, when combined with new technologies for gathering and compiling data, can create a fingerprint-like pattern of behavior. May be used for legitimate business purposes or thieves.
2. Putting Privacy First, by Larry Dobrow, 1 to 1, 5-22-2009 Dobrow describes how location-based social networking services, such as Loopt and Belysio, have gone out of their way to highlight the possible privacy abuses and work with advocacy groups and others to minimize them.
3. Study: Consumers Would Not Benefit From Privacy Regulation, by Wendy Davis, Media Post, 5-19-2009 A new study by the think tank Technology Policy Institute concludes that new online privacy measures won't help consumers and could hinder Web companies, Davis reports.
4. Scratching the Surface on Geo-location Services, by Larry Dobrow, 1 to 1, 4-9-2009 Dobrow describes Quova, a 9-year-old firm that provides geolocation data for online businesses, with access to a database of locations of IP addresses. In turn, the businesses can employ those addresses for a range of uses.
5. Law Students Teach Scalia About Privacy and the Web, by Noam Cohen, New York Times, 5-17-2009 Students experienced a number of fascinating “teaching moments” during an assignment meant to demonstrate how much personal information is floating around online, writes Cohen.
6. AT&T Backs Privacy Rules, by Emily Steel, Wall Street Journal, 4-22-2009 While ad targeting on the Web has been at the forefront of privacy advocates' concerns, worries are growing about other media, ranging from mobile phones to emerging TV technologies, steel writes.
7. Where Do We Draw the Line on Consumer Profiling?, by Tom Hespos, iMedia Connection, 5-21-2009 If you're in the business of collecting information about people on the web, or of using that information to market products or services, stay away from Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Hespos warns.
8. Facebook Connect: Your 8,000 Hidden Friends, by Douglas MacMillan, Business Week, 4-2-2009 What happens when users share their Facebook profiles and friend lists with other sites? Are social networks responsible for defending data its members decide to take elsewhere? MacMillan explores privacy issues.
9. Time for a Data Diet? Deciding What Customer Information to Keep -- and What to Toss, by , Knowledge@Wharton, 3-18-2009 Recommends a simple approach to data minimization, aggregation with purging individual information, as an excessive amount of data can be exposed to malicious hackers. Offers accuracy rates close to individual targeting without the risk.
10. FTC Online Privacy Guidelines Faulted, by Douglas MacMillan, Business Week, 2-13-2009 MacMillan reports that consumer groups say a new set of government guidelines doesn't go far enough to ensure the privacy of people whose online information is gathered by marketers.
11. Google's New Ad Network Knows Where You've Been, What You Do, by Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 3-11-2009 Interest-Based Advertising, often known as behavior targeting, gives advertisers a way to deliver their ads to users who have shown interest in related items. Gilbertson explains Google's privacy policy, links to Google's explanatory video.
12. Does Privacy Suffer in a Recession?, by Larry Dobrow, 1 to 1, 3-9-2009 Dobrow reports that companies are acutely aware of the effect that even a small-scale security breach could have on their customers' trust, that identifying privacy and security should be business staples for every industry.
13. U.S. Tweaks Internet Privacy Guidelines, by Diane Bartz, eWeek, 2-13-2009 Federal regulators tweak recommendations for how Web sites should collect, save and share information about users, extending them to ISPs and mobile users.
14. Web Founder's 'Snooping' Warning, by , BBC, 3-11-2009 The integrity of the internet is under threat if online "snooping" goes unchecked, one of the web's most respected figures, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has told Parliament.
15. Privacy: The More You Know, by Wendy Davis, OMMA, 3-1-2009 If targeting works as promised, marketers won't waste their ad dollars serving messages to people who aren't interested in their products, and consumers wouldn't be bombarded with ads for unwanted products. Everybody wins, says Davis.
16. Agency Skeptical of Internet Privacy Policies, by Saul Hansell, The Wall Street Journal, 2-12-2009 Hansell reports that the Federal Trade Commission has indicated that if the industry does not move faster, the agency would increase regulation or call for Congress to legislate stricter online privacy rules.
17. Do Smartphones Mean Lost Privacy?, by Leslie Cauley, CRM Daily, 2-10-2009 It's never been easier to get information on the run with the new Google phone, dubbed the G1, say some. Others say" It's like a walking surveillance device."
18. Yahoo Limits Retention of Search Data, by Miguel Helft, New York Times, 12-17-2008 Helft reports that Yahoo said it would limit to 90 days the time it holds some personally identifiable information related to searches to address growing concerns from privacy advocates, policy makers and government regulators.
19. Privacy Proponents Prompt President-Elect To Police, by Wendy Davis, Media Post, 12-17-2008 Ad companies also say that behavioral targeting is often anonymous because they don't collect names, addresses or other so-called personally identifiable information. Privacy advocates say it might be possible to identify specific individuals.
20. Privacy: It's overrated, by Chris Marriott, iMedia Connection, 12-8-2008 Marriott believes that Internet users are going to increasingly demand personalization of their online experience. Offers suggestions on how to get started without scaring them off.
21. Virtual Roundtable: Online Risk, by Peggy Bresnick Kendler, Insurance & Technology, 11-5-2008 Insurers now have more data subject to greater privacy risk. Links to viewpoints: Online Privacy Presents a Growing Liability, Cyber Attacks Can Come in Many Shapes and Sizes, Building an Enterprise Security Program Key to Managing Risks.
22. Photo Tagging Portends New Frontier for Privacy Pros, by Don Peppers & Martha Rogers, Ph.D., 1 to 1 Privacy, 9-3-2008 According to ZDNet, people worldwide took 50 billion digital photos in 2007. Photo tagging, the appending of personal information to digital images, is quickly changing the balance of privacy, especially with social tagging (you tagging another's photo).
23. Behavioral Targeting Comes under Fire, by Christopher Hosford, B to B, 9-15-2008 While advertisers and publishers say the approach is an effective way to deliver relevant information and messages, privacy groups have voiced concerned over who controls vast amounts of personal data and how those data may be used, Hosford reports.
24. Privacy Key As Mobile Ads Continue To Grow, by Mark Walsh, Media Post, 9-16-2008 Walsh reports on Frost & Sullivan study. Mobile advertisers should provide relevant messages within mobile applications and services, then track their usage history, preferences, location, and device types.
25. Sorry, NebuAd, Phorm Gets Pass In UK, by Wendy Davis, Media Post, 9-17-2008 Davis reports UK authorities approving Phorm 's behavioral targeting platform is legal, largely because the company intends to notify users about the system and obtain their consent before deploying it.
26. Online Privacy: IAB Pushes For Self-Reg, by Joe Mandese, Media Post, 9-22-2008 Mandese reports on the Interactive Advertising Bureau continued push for an industry self-regulatory body to police consumer online privacy.
27. New Data Privacy Laws Set For Firms, by Ben Worthen, The Wall Street Journal, 10-16-2008 While just a few states have adopted encryption measures so far, the new patchwork of regulations is something many businesses will have to navigate, since the laws apply to out-of-state companies with operations or customers in those states.
28. Online Privacy: Nowhere to Hide from Internet Tracking, by Eileen Feretic, Baseline Magazine, 9-2-2008 Using spyware, web monitoring software or other Internet monitoring techniques to track and document the behavior of your customers needs to be managed with restraint in order to protect the privacy of individuals, Feretic advises.
29. Congress Plans To Push for Web Privacy, by Heather Green, CRM Daily.com, 8-15-2008 The Online Privacy Bill of Rights may require companies to get approval from consumers before collecting info about their Web-surfing habits, a process known as behavioral targeting that helps Web sites more strategically place ads.
30. Logging In: Out of Bounds, by Kathy Sharpe, OMMA, 9-1-2008 Do the masses of people who share their every living moment on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and countless other sites really care who knows what about them? Discusses the clash between Google and Viacom and its implications for online privacy.
31. Photo Tagging Portends New Frontier for Privacy Pros, by Don Peppers & Martha Rogers, Ph.D., 1 to 1 Media, 9-9-2008 According to ZDNet, people worldwide took 50 billion digital photos in 2007. The rise of photo tagging--the appending of personal information to digital images--is quickly changing the balance of privacy, however, say Peppers and Rogers.
32. Thousands of Students Have Data Exposed on Web, by Brad Stone, Top Tech News, 8-21-2008 Stone describes security failings of education, cell phone and social networking sites.
33. Privacy Advocates To Google: Told You So, by Wendy Davis, Online Media Daily, 7-7-2008 Davis discusses court order that Google release certain records. People's identities can be found from even "anonymized" IP addresses, especially if they've provided clues by, say, conducting searches on their own names or other identifying information.
34. Privacy Issues Arise as Online Advertisers Get Tricky, by Stephanie Clifford, CRM Daily, 8-18-2008 As advertisers become more sophisticated about behavioral targeting, and online privacy standards become increasingly varied, regulators and privacy advocates are becoming concerned.
35. Congress Plans To Push for Web Privacy, by Heather Green, CRM Daily, 8-15-2008 The Online Privacy Bill of Rights may require companies to get approval from consumers before collecting information about their Web-surfing habits. The legislation may also demand that companies disclose information on how they collect data.
36. AT&T Wants To Exploit Customers' Web Activity, by John Martellaro, Top Tech News, 8-19-2008 AT&T is mulling over the idea of monitoring its customers' surfing habits for those who use the company as their ISP. However, if it does move forward, AT&T said it would do the right thing and require an "opt-in."
37. Privacy on the Web: Is It a Losing Battle?, by , Knowledge@Wharton, 6-25-2008 What if you visited an investment site, only to find advertising messages suggesting therapies for your recently diagnosed heart condition? Discusses the "creepiness" factor, a sense that someone has been snooping into your private life.
38. How Close Are We to Ubiquitous Digitalization of Our Lives?, by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, 1 to 1, 6-26-2008 Peppers and Rogers discuss 6 key trends helping people to identify and link other people to their broader personal profiles, 4 technology breakthroughs for tracking people through space and time, 3 trends tracking what people do, privacy concerns.
39. Online Surveys Can Expose Customers' Data, by Jim Ivers, CRM Daily, 7-7-2008 Most online surveys use e-mail to send invitations to potential respondents. This requires customer data in the form of mailing lists and other information be loaded onto the servers of the survey solution provider, a privacy risk, warns Ivers.
40. FTC Asked to Curb Behavioral Advertising, by , Publish, 4-16-2008 Consumer groups ask Federal Trade Commission to create "do not track" list to help limit Internet companies' use of behavioral tracking and advertising techniques.
41. Microsoft-Yahoo: The Privacy Issue, by David H. Holtzman, Business Week, 4-8-2008 The merged consumer databases of the prospective union should have Web surfers demanding what's being done with their personal information, Holtzman observes. What we do will be correlated to what we buy, our searches tracked through to an ad or purchase.
42. Survey: Internet Users Find Ad Targeting "Creepy", by Helen Leggatt, BizReport, 4-14-2008 Almost 60% of U.S. adults surveyed by Harris Interactive said they were uncomfortable with websites using information about their browsing habits to determine which ads and content they are served up.
43. Web Sites Are Documenting What You Do Online, by Jennifer LeClaire, CIO Today, 3-10-2008 The New York Times says the data on your Web behavior is used to serve content and advertisements that fit your preferences. This collecting of consumer privacy data has led nine groups to ask the FTC for a "Do Not Track" list.
44. The Conflict We Face with Online Privacy, by Mark Boslet, CIO Today, 3-12-2008 Americans are conflicted about Internet privacy. They say they want better protection for their personal data, but often trade away safeguards to connect with friends or find what they are looking for online.
45. 12 Privacy and Security Issues Your Customers Care About, by Stoney deGeyter, Internet Search Engine Database, 2-12-2008 Establishing trust is paramount to enticing visitors to make that final commitment, whether that be making a purchase, choosing to provide their info, or simply making initial contact with you. deGeyter offers tips on page structure and other issues.
46. Facebook A Bigger Thief Than Scoble, by David A. Utter, WebProNews, 1-4-2008 A social networking site Facebook feature permits members to pull in contact information from web-based email systems at Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail. Feature. Utter raises privacy concerns.
47. Should Web Giants Let Startups Use the Information They Have About You?, by Josh McHugh, Wired Magazine, 12-20-2007 Discusses examples of "scraping," the act of automatically harvesting information from another site and using the results for sometimes nefarious activities. Rules are still being worked out for unregulated give-and-take of information on the Web.
48. Online Privacy's Call to Arms, by Catherine Holahan, Business Week, 1-8-2000 Web surfers aren't just mad about online privacy violations, Holahan reports. They're getting even. Consumers are speaking out publicly against companies they say have gone too far in tracking their Web surfing patterns.
49. Facebook Fallout: Balancing Innovation, Information Use, by Robin Neifield, ClickZ Experts, 12-12-2007 Facebook alienated many of its users with Beacon, an overly-aggressive approach to targeted advertising that exposed private profile information without explicit permission. A look at some advertising and privacy principles suggested by that experience.
50. Privacy Flap Bedevils Facebook, by Erika Morphy, E-Commerce Times, 12-3-2007 Social profiling site Facebook over-stepped the boundaries its users accept with regard to privacy, by tracking and broadcasting their shopping behavior too aggressively. The backlash has eroded some of the trust that social networking depends on.