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Google Fears Government Snooping More Than AOL-Like Blunder

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

AOL’s accidental release of search term queries made by its members over the course of three months — many of which were specific enough to identify actual users — is bound to cause trouble for the search engine industry in Washington. Privacy advocates have already starting calling for stricter controls on what data search engines…

Warrantless Surveillance Suits Consolidated in California Court

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

In what appears to be a victory for plaintiffs, a decision was made last week to consolidate seventeen class action lawsuits against telecom providers that are cooperating with the U.S. government’s widespread surveillance of its customers. These cases will be moved to the California federal court where the first suit was filed against AT&T in…

US Begins Rollout of RFID Passports

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

The United States government began issuing new electronic passports this week that include radio frequency identification technology (RFID) to store citizens’ personal information. The U.S. State Department referred in its announcement to the use of biometric technology and “a contactless chip,” the latter a controversial device that will be embedded in each of the new…

Civil Libertarians Claim Victory With Warrantless Wiretap Ruling

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of Detroit has ruled that the Bush Administration’s warrantless wiretapping program — uncovered by a media investigation some eight months ago — is unconstitutional. Civil libertarians are hailing the decision as a major victory. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups, claimed that…

Hackers Steal AT&T Customers’ Credit Card Data

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Computer hackers stole the credit card information and some personal data of approximately 19,000 customers who purchased DSL equipment via AT&T’s online store. Subscribers to its service, though, were not affected. The theft occurred over the weekend, AT&T said, and is currently under investigation by authorities. The company is offering to pay for credit monitoring…

Google to Comply With Brazilian Court Order

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Google has announced that it will comply with a Brazilian court’s order to turn over data that couldidentify users of its social networking site, Orkut, who are suspected of illegal activities such as child pornography. A Brazilian judge hearing the case had threatened to levy a US$23,000 fine for each day Google refused to comply.…

New Facebook Feature Has Users Seeing Red

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

It is difficult to imagine the users of social networking site Facebook becoming protective about content they post on the Internet. After all, its user base is mostly Gen Y consumers who have grown up surfing the Web and think little of posting pictures of themselves or keeping readers — both friends and strangers —…

Facebook Scrambles to Appease Outraged Users

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Surprised by a rapidly building revolt brewing among its normally loyal customers, social networking siteFacebook has agreed to offer users privacy options with its news feed tool. Introduced just last week, Facebook’s news feed provides updates to members every time a change is made to a friend’s profile. While it does not reveal any information…

AOL Customers Strike Back With Lawsuit

Eylül 9, 2025 • technewsworld.com

Standing on established privacy laws, three AOL subscribers are striking back at their Internet service provider after they discovered records of their online searches had been distributed across the Internet. Two unnamed Californians and Kasadore Ramkisson of Richmond County, N.Y., filed a lawsuit seeking unspecified financial damages on Friday in the U.S. District Court in…

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