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August 7, 2011

Tired of tele-marketing calls? Act on privacy right: Experts
Times of India
Under the proposed Right to Privacy Act, such calls would be considered a violation and the company responsible penalised up to Rs 5 lakh. The draft Right to Privacy Bill says that no person with a business in the country can collect or disclose any
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Web Tracking Becomes Privacy Time Bomb
ABC News
(Getty Images) The coolest free stuff on the Internet actually comes at a notable price: your privacy. For more than a decade, tracking systems have been taking note of where you go and what you search for on the Web — without your permission.
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10 Travel Tips for Protecting Your Privacy
Mashable
Fran Maier is the president and executive chair of TRUSTe, the leading online privacy solutions provider. She speaks widely on issues of online privacy and trust and is active in mentoring women in technology. She serves on a number of Internet and
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Cargill’s $19.4 billion deal secures family, and firm’s privacy, for now
Lincoln Journal Star
Cargill is a big fan of the private sector — and of privacy, period. Founded in 1865 by William Cargill, son of a Scottish sea captain, the agricultural-commodities giant is in its seventh generation of family ownership, a record unmatched by any
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The Privacy Startups: A Chat System That Knows How To Forget
paidContent.org
This is the third installment in “The Privacy Startups,” an occasional series about new companies with a special focus on privacy. (You can read the here and here. Will a critical mass of internet users be interested in walling off at least some of the
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Africa: Why Digital Privacy and Security are Important for Development
AllAfrica.com
There are concerns about who owns data when it’s uploaded on or created using a commercial service; there is confusion about default privacy settings; and there is the issue of whether individuals are able to control traces of sensitive information
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Facial-Recognition Tools, Facebook Photos Threaten End to Anonymity: Study
eWeek
As more services include facial-recognition capabilities and as developers can create applications using the technology, the privacy implications are staggering, Acquisti said. Law enforcement officials can use publicly available information and
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Renovate to get back your pool, privacy
Winnipeg Free Press
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: We have a beautiful pool in our backyard and it’s very attractive to the neighbours. Once a year we have a great big pool party — to start off the season — and give them all a lovely night at the pool.
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