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News about internet privacy
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Biometrics Institute to launch privacy charter
The Biometrics Institute has announced the launch of its international privacy charter, with the document set to be released next week in Canberra.
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Facebook for the family: Family HQ launched after four week beta
An Australian startup has added to a plethora of social networks after officially launching Family HQ; an Australian private social media site.
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Internet privacy conflicts
The Wall Street Journal just published the sixth article in its excellent series about Internet privacy, or the lack of it.
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Surveys: Social-networking users worry about privacy
Privacy remains a concern for a significant portion of people who use social-networking sites, if the findings from two recent surveys are any indication.
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Facebook targets face-tagging in photos
Facebook, whose members upload more than 100 million photos every day, is testing a feature designed to streamline and increase the tagging of people in pictures.
Tutorials about internet privacy
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How to choose who sees your photos on Facebook
QUESTION: I signed up for a Facebook account and uploaded some photos to my profile. I was soon contacted out of the blue by someone I didn't want to hear from and who I didn't know could see my photos and profile. I've been told that I should stop using Facebook, but will I still be able to see my photos if I cancel my account, and how can I make sure no one else can see them?
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Test your Facebook privacy settings: Here's how
We've been talking about Facebook's privacy mess for days now. We all know the story, right? Privacy controls are broken, everyone's getting irritated, Facebook's not too concerned, blah flippidy-freakin' blah.
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Facebook's new features: How to protect your privacy
Protecting your privacy on Facebook can feel like a full-time job. The social network has made a habit of tweaking its privacy policies with some regularity -- and in many cases, it's up to you to take proactive steps in order to keep your info out of the public eye.
Features about internet privacy
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Our Internet privacy is at risk -- but not dead (yet)
Legislation, stealth technologies, and emerging data privacy markets are proving that the battle for our Internet privacy has only just begun
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Security through obscurity: How to cover your tracks online
From Tor to steganography, these six techniques will help obscure the data and traces you leave online
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Can Facebook privacy be simple?
Facebook, according to its CEO, is built around the simple idea that people want to share things with "their friends and the people around them."
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Is there a replacement for Facebook?
Facebook claims to have more than 400 million active users. In fact, according to Web analytics firm Alexa, only Google is a more popular site. So, with all that going for it, why are so many users unhappy, with one poll showing that more than half of Facebook users are thinking about leaving?
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Facebook's privacy fixes can't cure stupid
Facebook deserves plenty of blame for messing too much with its privacy settings, but no amount of fixing will stop people from embarrassing themselves on the Internet.
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