Internet Privacy: Sharing Your Website Data With Third Parties

Did you know that many websites collect data from you and share it with third parties? This can include your name, e-mail address, purchasing habits, etc. This is why it is important to carefully review a website’s privacy policy and terms of use legal documents before providing personal information. This isn’t a unique situation. Major [...]

Internet Privacy: Facebook Dumps Beacon Tracking Tool

Facebook learned a tough lesson with its Beacon tracking tool because it allowed tracking of your activities on other websites and disclosure of that information to your Facebook friends. For example, if you bought something that might embarrass you if publicly known, Beacon could track the purchase and let others know you made the purchase. [...]

Website Privacy Policy Changes: Facebook and Transparency

A couple of months ago Facebook faced outrage by its users because of changes to its website privacy policy that were hostile to both privacy and intellectual property rights. Sensing an opportunity to regulate, government entities stepped in to investigate Facebook. Responding to the Canadian government’s concerns, Facebook is going to strengthen its privacy policies. [...]