These articles have been tagged under 'privacy-security' by the bigmouthmedia team.
Google's Street View technology to be investigated
UK watchdog Privacy International has called for an investigation into the software that Google uses to blur faces in its Street View software, soon to be launched in the UK.
Ask.com points at privacy
Ask.com has added a link to its privacy policies on its homepage and company pages, following a request from privacy advocates that Google should do the same.
Search engines may be forced to display links to safety info
Search engines, such as Google and Yahoo!, may have to display links to information concerning how to browse the web safely if the recommendations of a new report are adopted.
Google Apps suite causes privacy concerns in Canada
Members of staff at a Canadian university have raised concerns over possible compromises of their private data that have arisen as a result of the institution's use of Google's applications suite, it has been revealed.
MySpace launches developer platform
Social networking website MySpace has announced the launch of its new developer platform.
Privacy query sparks Google upset
Search engine giant Google has criticised lawmakers for questioning whether its takeover of DoubleClick will affect citizens' web privacy in their scrutiny of data issues in Europe.
Net criminals to target social networking sites in 2008
Cyber criminals are set to target social networking sites over the coming year, security firms have warned.
2007 'saw high-tech crime become firmly entrenched'
Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly advanced and 2007 was the year that hi-tech crime became firmly established and entrenched, an expert has said.
Alterations to Google Reader cause controversy
A recent change to Google Reader has sparked controversy among some of its users
Google's AdSense 'threatened by Trojan'
Google's AdSense programme has been the subject of attacks from a Trojan, an antivirus firm has announced.
