924 news & feature articles results for "electronic privacy information center transportation"

After hearing every angle in the debate, the Federal Trade Commission emerges with potential paths to govern the collection of personal information on the Net.

Posted by Courtney Macavinta

The state of Virginia has abandoned its $200-a-day-fine aimed at forcing Facebook to divulge the complete contents of a user's account to settle a dispute over workers' compensation, narrowly avoiding a high-profile privacy battle in federal court.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Republican leaders attack Democrats who voted against the measure, accusing them of supporting privacy rights for terrorists.

Posted by Anne Broache

Under scrutiny, technology supplier shelves plan for outfitting California students with high-tech badges.

Posted by Alorie Gilbert

Document obtained by a privacy group shows states are pressured to limit public and congressional oversight of data-sharing with the FBI.

Posted by Declan McCullagh

Danny Weitzner of the W3C will help decide whether the Internet standards body should back technologies with pre-existing intellectual property claims--and royalties--attached to them. He explains what's at stake in an interview with CNET News.com.

Posted by Paul Festa

Cell phone records are for sale, and some people want mobile operators to do more to protect sensitive customer information.

Posted by Marguerite Reardon

Microsoft and the Electronic Frontier Foundation propose new ways to simplify how Web sites create and post their privacy policies.

Posted by Tim Clark

The Information Technology Industry Council issues guidelines aimed at protecting Netizens' privacy and staving off legislation.

Posted by Janet Kornblum

The airline did nothing wrong when it shared passenger data related to the Sept. 11 attacks, the agency rules.

Posted by Matt Hines