Critics Prompt Sears to Plug Web Site's Privacy Hole
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Part of the Managemyhome.com site goes offline after critics point out it revealed customers' purchasing histories.
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Those who fear Google's growing private data collection bristle as FTC OKs merger.
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A European consumer group has complained that Google Inc.&#39;s proposed acquisition of online ad broker DoubleClick Inc. could hurt privacy rights due to the massive amount of data the companies would hold.
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Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been  hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a  company Web site compromises customers' private information.
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Wal-Mart amasses more data about the products it sells and its shoppers' buying habits than anyone else, and some privacy advocates worry about the potential for abuse.
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Sears faces a class-action lawsuit after making the purchase history of its customers public on its Managemyhome.com Web site.
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Google is being taken to task by a UK-based privacy group over its apparent lack of a commitment to the privacy of its users. However, the company is doing what it can do discredit the report.
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If you buy things on the Web--or even just browse--you could be at risk from prying eyes and sloppy security. Some people want to change that.
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One page 10 of 2,971-word diatribe A Harvard researcher has accused one of America's biggest retailers of sneaking privacy-stealing spyware from ComScore onto customers' machines.â¦
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Blog: The move comes in response to privacy gripes from advocacy groups about the practices companies like Microsoft use to target ads to consumers.
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A hard drive maker blocks online access to consumer's media files, raising questions about digital locks.
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Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S.  social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its  college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy  backlash by users after it made design changes this week.
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With pressure increasing on search portals to protect user privacy, Ask.com has announced that it will offer an anonymous-search option that bars the service from retaining any data.
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When it comes to protecting the privacy of its users, Google Inc. ranks worse than any other Internet company, according to an interim report by Privacy International. The international watchdog group also accused Google of engaging in a smear campaign in response to its findings, and demanded an apology.
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Google Inc.'s privacy practices are the worst among the Internet's top destinations, according to a watchdog group. The group is seeking to intensify the recent focus on how the online search leader handles personal information about its users.
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Ask hopes a tool which erases search history will prove a winner with consumers concerned about privacy.
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InfoWorld - Sears Holdings has taken part of its Managemyhome.com Web site offline following revelations that the site was making customers' purchasing histories publicly available.