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gigaom.com - 11/20/2008

AT&T Controls the Future of Privacy — Seriously [GigaOM]

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I’ve spent the past few days pretty immersed in the SC 08 conference here in Austin, Texas, but I’m still embarrassed that I missed the formation of a new lobbying organization think tank called The Future of Privacy that’s being funded by AT&T. The group hopes to ...

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futureofprivacy.org - 11/20/2008

FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM

— futureofprivacy.org — Hot Topic #2 The Future of Privacy Forum Agenda for Consumers and Businesses The Future of Privacy... Forum Agenda for Consumers and Businesses FPF will seek to bring transparency to online data practices. Our plan is to document practices, produce ... (more) FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM

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valleywag.com - 11/20/2008

Google CEO has no time for your privacy [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]

— valleywag.com — Is Google becoming the king of the Web? Well, duh — that happened about five years ago,... before anyone really noticed. But activist groups, now and again, worry about whether Google knows too much about us. Yesterday, Consumer Watchdog's John ... (more) Google CEO has no time for your privacy [Your Privacy Is ...

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VentureBeat — ... AT&T funds privacy nonprofit — The Future of Privacy’s backing from the telecom giant is just one reason why GigaOM’s Stacey Higginbotham is skeptical that the nonprofit group actually has consumers’ privacy in mind. ...

Can You Be a Good Parent and a Good Blogger? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... So as I sit down with my family for a much-needed vacation during the rest of the week and let up-to-the-minute blogging slide, I am also taking some time to think about a few topics that really interest me, such as privacy, ...

BlueKai Gets $10.5M to Improve Ads [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... BlueKai, an advertising startup that hopes to convince users to actively manage their online privacy settings and sell better intent-based advertising information based on such actively managed accounts, has raised $10.5 million in second-round funding from Battery Ventures and return investor Redpoint Ventures. The Bellevue, Wash.-based startup had previously raised $3.2 million. Because I’m trying to wrap my brain around the realities of online privacy, I chatted with Omar Tawakol, CEO of ...

Yahoo Will Delete Some Data After 3 Months [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... about online privacy–namely a European Union effort to get search firms to delete user information after 6 months — and likely the creation of a telecommunications-backed lobbying group that hopes to set the nation’s agenda when it comes to online privacy. Microsoft has a member on the board of that group, called The Future of Privacy, but Yahoo and Google do not. ...

Shareholder Activists Take On Web Privacy [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... A group of seven investment bodies, including the New York City Pension Fund, have teamed up in an effort to get major U.S. Internet service providers to detail their privacy practices through the power of the shareholder resolution. As powers go, shareholder resolutions are far more about bringing change through public relations than via any financial coercion, but sometimes they really work. ...

NebuAd Bites the Dust [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... In doing so, it attempted to fulfill the dreams of ISPs by letting them get into the lucrative online advertising game, but consumers rebelled against the intrusion. NebuAd filed papers noting its demise in the U.S. District Court of San Francisco as part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by consumers angered over the loss of their privacy. Meanwhile the search for better behavioral advertising lives on. Today the Future of Privacy Forum, a privacy group backed by AT&T, announced a research project designed to develop privacy ...

Say What? AT&T Lauded for Protecting Privacy [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... However, this is a company that blatantly abused its power at the request of the U.S,. government and even sent emails and web-surfing history to federal officials without telling customers and sans a court order. Is a fresh face on standard privacy policies enough to warrant commendations? Regardless, looks like AT&T’s dollars to found the Future of Privacy think tank is money well-spent. ...