Google’s new augmented reality device “Google Glass” is promising, to say the least. The head-mounted computer boasts the ability to take pictures, record videos, start Google Hangouts, and get turn-by-turn directions, all through a visual overlay controlled by voice commands. (For more on the technology [...]
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Privacy concerns for cloud computing range from hackers obtaining personal information to searches by the government. What is rarely considered are the autoscan searches routinely conducted by some cloud providers. These autoscans usually search material when it is uploaded or downloaded. The cloud providers accomplish this by comparing “ Continue Reading →
Internet search giant Google has agreed to a settlement, including a $7 million payout, with a group of states in a case involving privacy complaints. The complaints stem from Google’s street view cars, which travel the roads taking 360-degree pictures as well as the location of wireless hotspots and cell phone towers. [...]
Continue Reading →You’ve probably been the victim of a misleading text from one of your favorite companies promising gift cards or other fabulous prizes. By clicking the link, you’d likely have been directed to a web site asking for your personal information, such as social security or credit card number, and rarely leading to an actual reward. [...]
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While the First Amendment protects most statements you make, “liking” something on Facebook does not constitute protected speech. This April, Judge Jackson of the U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, ruled that clicking the Facebook “Like” button is not protected under the First Amendment. In that case, a deputy sheriff, Daniel Ray [...]
We have all been warned that potential employers will Google our names when making hiring decisions. However, most of us probably have failed to realize that employers receive help with this type of researching. Fortunately, the help must abide by certain laws when providing such services.
This month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [...]
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Last week, Google created a new Google+ page to unveil Project Glass, which has a team from Google X–a lab focused on long-term projects–working to incorporate artificial intelligence technology into a pair of augmented-reality glasses. The webpage includes a video of what the technology “might enable you to do” by demonstrating what [...]
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By this point in the evolution of social media, we’ve probably all been warned to be cautious with the type of information we post and our privacy settings, especially in light of potential employers using Facebook to check on applicants. However, two British teenagers, Leigh Van Bryan and Emily Bunting, [...]
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Privacy concerns over how Facebook, Inc. uses “cookies” have led both Germany and Ireland to wage new battles against the social networking giant. “Cookies” are “small pieces of data in a person’s Web browser that record browsing behavior.” Privacy officials in Germany and Ireland allege [...]
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A juror in Arlington, Texas found out the hard way that sending a Facebook friend request to the defendant in his case was a bad idea. Jonathan Hudson was a juror in a civil auto accident trial when he decided to send a friend request to Courtney Downing, the defendant. Downing immediately notified [...]
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