Germany approves new data laws - the end of Gmail in Germany?
By Mark O’Neill The German government last week passed new laws which orders web and phone service providers to keep their data logs for six months. ...
Privacy Posts
Google Web History and Search Personalization
Have you noticed that what bugs us the most when we are looking for information is when we know at the back of our mind that ...
Big time Blogger exploit!
Phishing scams, user tracking, tojans, oh my! If you use Blogger/Blogspot for your blog, you better read the full story.
Every few months Google is going to jiggle our privates
This is good news: When you search on Google, we collect information about your search, such as the query itself, IP addresses and cookie details. Previously, we ...
Another MyBlogLog exploit!
Check it out, I’m the proud owner of Matt Cutts blog and quite a few others over on MBL: Well, not quite. First of all, that’s a ...
Creepy Closeups on Google Maps
I was stumbling around today and came across this neat trick (or creepy as hell, how ever you’d like to describe it) – Super Closeups on Google Maps! Full ...
BIG Google Desktop Security Flaw - 2 exploits already!
Wow, this flaw makes me glad I’m not running Google Desktop at the moment - the consequences could be serious, according to Robert Hansen, the independent security ...
Does Google really care about our Privacy?
As Google grows that question is becoming more and more important and other bloggers have rehashed the topic to death already so I won’t! Instead ...
Murder. Powered by Google.
I wouldn’t post this if I hadn’t seen similar before (we love to watch FBI Files). In this case a University of Central England, Birmingham student ...
Hiding Your Website From Google
Google seems to know everything. After all, they can monitor your searches, your preferences, your favorite sites, and–yes–theoretically, even your email (if you use Gmail). It ...
6 Ways to Keep Your Search Secrets Safe
It’s sad to say but many recent events (Google Search Subpoena, AOL’s BIG Mistake, etc) make it very clear that online your privates are not private ...
SECURITY ISSUE: Google Web Accelerator can let others see your logged-in pages
The web is abuzz with talk of the pros and cons of the new Google Web Accelerator. Mostly the con, and the issue is privacy. I want to ...
Google’s New ‘My (not so private) Search History’
Google has just added the biggest risk to your searching privacy to date–the new My Search History feature. It’s a cool thing, if you are the ...
Clear Google Search History to Maintain Your Privacy
One of the most common questions I see about Google is “How do I clear my search history from the Google search box?” What’s everybody guilty ...
Keeping Private Matters Private in Google Desktop Search
Google Desktop Search is a great tool—if you’ve got nothing to hide on your computer from anyone else who might sit down and do a search—innocently ...
