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Claire Cain Miller@clairecm5 Apr 2013
One of tech's most thoughtful analysts is scared of Facebook Home invading our privacy by tracking our every move. gigaom.com/2013/04/04/why-fa…
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Anton Troianovski@antontroian5 Apr 2013
New child online privacy regulations, years in the making, go into effect in July and are roiling the app industry. on.wsj.com/14HVZE9

Feathers Fly as New Rules Loom for Kids' Apps

App developers are bracing for updates to federal children's online privacy rules that seek to regulate some data-collection practices that have become routine in the app industry.

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Ryan Calo@rcalo22 Mar 2013
I'm speaking about big data and behavioral econ at Yale Law School Thursday. Stop by if you're in the area! yaleisp.org/event/thomson-re…
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Rebecca MacKinnon
@rmack21 Mar 2013
Microsoft publishes 1st transparency report on worldwide law enforcement requests for user data microsoft.com/about/corporat… #netfreedom
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ashkan soltani@ashk4n20 Mar 2013
Great visualization by @Evidon & @lowbrowkate on how cookie syncing is used to merge tracking data adage.com/article/dataworks/… click TrackerMap
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Julia Angwin@JuliaAngwin18 Mar 2013
Grover Norquist is taking on digital privacy as a cause politi.co/143iSlg >>Will there be a pledge?
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EFF
@EFF15 Mar 2013
Our official reaction to the NSL ruling: "This small step should help restore balance between liberty and security." eff.org/r.b7Mp
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ashkan soltani@ashk4n13 Mar 2013
Sen @alfranken presses real-world analytics firm @EuclidAnalytics to Stop Tracking Consumers without Their Permission franken.senate.gov/?p=press_…
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matt blaze
@mattblaze5 Mar 2013
Kudos to Google for negotiating the ability to publish any NSL data at all, however vague it may be. googleblog.blogspot.com/2013…
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Alexei Oreskovic@lexnfx5 Mar 2013
Vint Cerf, Google's chief Internet evangelist, says Google services should not require users' real names reuters.com/article/2013/03/…
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Kashmir Hill
@kashhill4 Mar 2013
Surprise Visitors Are Unwelcome At NSA's Unfinished Utah Spy Center (Especially When They Take Photos) onforb.es/12oN0Ib #TravelMemoir

Surprise Visitors Are Unwelcome At The NSA's Unfinished Utah Spy Center (Especially When They Take...

Ironically, federal officers didn't want information captured about a facility that will soon be harvesting and storing massive amounts of information about American citizens.

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Yale Law School@YaleLawSch3 Mar 2013
The @Yaleisp @thomsonreuters Location Tracking and Biometrics Conference is happening now! Watch LIVE: ow.ly/ibB8N

Yale University

Explore videos produced by creators at Yale, and find links to other Yale channels and resources! Established in 1701 and located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University is one of the world's...

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Julia Angwin@JuliaAngwin19 Feb 2013
Here's a Storify of my talk on privacy in the digital age at @ShorensteinCtr today j.mp/XiDRfG
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Kashmir Hill
@kashhill19 Feb 2013
"even intense electronic surveillance of person in enclosed space didn't provide unambiguous record of what happend" schneier.com/blog/archives/2…
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Jack Shafer@jackshafer25 Jan 2013
By reading this tweet, you are agreeing to my updated Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
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FTC
@FTC3 Jan 2013
Media Advisory: FTC to make announcement concerning Google investigation TODAY at 1pm ET. More info: go.usa.gov/gttG #FTCantitrust
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Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a friend's photo publicly. It's not about privacy settings, it's about human decency
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Brian Kennish
@oldestlivingboy20 Nov 2012
See how an attacker can break into your accounts through social widgets and how you can stop them (by @disconnectme): youtube.com/watch?v=g5mFbgxM…
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Andrew Noyes@anoyes22 Oct 2012
Obama campaign emails now targeting specific individuals politico.com/politico44/2012… via @POLITICO
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Julia Angwin@JuliaAngwin28 Sep 2012
Is this Southern California county tracking your license plate? Find out with our widget: on.wsj.com/Q9dLH8 #privacy
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