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WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's High Level Conference on Privacy and Protection of Personal Data, held simultaneously in Washington, DC and Brussels with the participation of Vice-President Viviane Reding and Secretary John Bryson, represents an important opportunity to deepen our transatlantic dialogue on commercial data privacy issues. The United States and the European Union clearly share a commitment to promoting the rights of individuals to have...

While the political debate over Web privacy is just warming up in the US, a British watchdog group argues that Google’s recently revised privacy policy conflicts with the UK’s Data Protection Act. At a conference held last Thursday in Westminster, England’s deputy Information Commissioner David Smith called Google’s new privacy terms “too vague.” In what it insists was a change intended to streamline and personalize the user’s Internet experience,  Google’s new policy...

With the political clobbering of the SOPA-PIPA anti-piracy legislation still visible in their rearview mirrors, a handful of American Internet giants are turning their attention towards a new political threat: federally mandated privacy policies. Yet with a tepid public looking on rather joining the ranks of online activists, tech companies may find that their attempts to derail personal-data collection legislation to be an entirely different ballgame. Silicon Valley blue-chips like Apple,...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) today announced its executive director and president will provide an important update about advancements in browser-based privacy and security innovation this week - joining representatives from OTA member companies in leading sessions at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit. Also, supporting OTA's commitment to privacy and data protection, AllClear ID, formerly...

NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of several high profile data breaches and privacy incidents, a new Edelman study, "Privacy & Security: The New Drivers of Brand, Reputation and Action Global Insights 2012," reveals that concerns about data security and privacy are impacting what people buy and which companies they do business with. Data security and privacy are also pressing matters of public policy, with leaders from around the world demanding enhanced...

Despite stiff opposition and a warning from the European Union (EU) over possible law violations, Internet search giant Google has moved forward with its planned privacy policy changes that will centralize all the data it holds on particular individuals, claiming the changes will allow it to deliver better search results. Google merged 60 guidelines for its individual sites into a single policy. The new change means private data collected by Google can now be shared with its other services...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Google today killed 60 separate "privacy" policies for its services and said it would now combine data between services despite widespread objection, Consumer Watchdog said the new unified policy isn't a privacy policy; it is a "spy policy." "Calling this a 'privacy policy' is Orwellian doublespeak," said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project Director. "Google isn't telling you about protecting your...

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Security Center, a leading provider of identity theft protection services, today announced enhancements to its BreachShield service. The new enhancements are designed for all types of organizations that experience a breach and include benefits that extend the reach of the protections offered to consumers of those organizations. The first new benefit is Child Social Security Number Monitoring, which scans credit header files...

SEATTLE & BALTIMORE, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Datacastle, a market leader for endpoint data protection for the mobile workforce, announced today that it has partnered with Baltimore, Maryland-based IT services provider RTGX to augment RTGX's Cyber Security services. The new service will provide comprehensive laptop and desktop data breach mitigation, backup, recovery and data protection for government and commercial clients to comply with strict data protection...

Google’s plans to tie together data of users across services beginning in March has resulted in privacy advocates filing a federal lawsuit in the US District Court of the District of Columbia this week. The lawsuit hopes to force government officials to punish Google over the plans, reports Byron Acohido for USA Today. The complaint, by the Electronic Privacy and Information Center (EPIC), says Google violates a settlement agreement the company struck with the Federal Trade Commission...