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TAMPA, Fla., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprivacy Consulting Group has formed as an expert resource for businesses concerned about building privacy and security controls into their products and services. Joining the emerging field of privacy engineering, Enterprivacy Consulting Group offers expertise in private-sector regulations regarding management of sensitive personal information. Their guidance aids companies by enhancing brand confidence and preserving reputation....

HOUSTON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- My Virtual Neighbor with over 1700 communities nationwide is launching new privacy features, making it safer than ever to interact and exchange information on the private online community. With privacy concerns on social networking sites increasing to an all-time high, the features provide My Virtual Neighbor users with an enhanced level of security. One new feature even gives users the option to remain completely anonymous to individuals...

Consortium of Global Companies Announce Consumer Research in Effort to Strengthen Mobile Privacy by Design Insights Being Unveiled Today at Federal Trade Commission Workshop WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As mobile technology evolves, solid privacy design is critical to ensure user understanding and build consumer trust. Today, Create with Context, an independent research and design firm, is releasing results of a wide-ranging study on users' comprehension and...

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,...

Microsoft reports that Apple isn't the only company that has fallen victim to Google's sneaky way of getting past privacy protections. The company said that Google is exploiting the way Microsoft's Internet Explorer works, enabling the company to get past the browser's privacy policies. Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice president for Internet Explorer, said in a blog post that the browser blocks third-party cookies by default, unless a site presents to the browser a P3P Compact Policy...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To address rising concerns about privacy on the Web, W3C has published two first drafts for standards that allow users to express preferences about online tracking: Tracking Preference Expression (DNT), which defines mechanisms for users to express cross-site tracking preferences and for sites to indicate whether they honor these preferences. Tracking Compliance and Scope, which defines the meaning of a "Do Not Track" preference and sets out...

Developer of plug-and-play Internet privacy solutions, SurfEasy, launches its first product and pre-ordering partnership with Kickstarter.com. SurfEasy has developed a unique USB key that combines leading-edge, encrypted Internet security technology within a portable, credit card-sized form factor enabling anyone to easily ensure their online privacy and freedom on any computer or network. Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) August 16, 2011 SurfEasy is pleased to announce a first-of-its-kind...

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should have the ability to decide how much of their personal information is available on the Internet, as well as ample opportunities to understand the purpose for which it is used, according to members of an expert panel of industry, advocacy and government leaders at a Washington forum on Internet privacy. The forum, entitled The New Digital Profile: Managing Privacy in an Evolving, Mobile Internet, was sponsored on Tuesday...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) today launched its Take Back Your Privacy campaign designed around the twin goals of: Securing passage of a comprehensive federal consumer privacy law that establishes clear rights for consumers and clear rules for companies that collect personal information. Increasing demand for and availability of user-friendly privacy tools to give Internet users more control of their data."It's time for...

Data Privacy Day tomorrow, opportunity for consumer education on privacy issues WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Policy Solutions today released a new survey examining consumer awareness and understanding of online privacy. With Data Privacy Day tomorrow, this is an especially timely survey intended to help raise consumer awareness of privacy issues and give consumers the knowledge and tools needed for the privacy they desire online. Many consumers are not fully...