Users privacy is one of the most controversial topics for Google. In fact it is a tough question to answer for any web-service. When it comes to Google, unfortunately, most users remain unaware of the amount of personal information they are giving away when they use any Google service. Fortunately Google has always maintained an [...]

User privacy concerns have been a thorn at Facebook for the past few weeks. It started off with the previously discussed Beacon program that Facebook introduced which tracked users buying habits. Advertisers would use this information to promote the items to the user’s friends. Thanks to pressure from user community and civil liberties groups Beacon [...]

National Security has come to mean less and less privacy for the general public. Now NSA under the façade of protecting the nation wants to sift through the entirety of the internet to fight terrorism. According to a scathing Wired report America’s top spy, Michael McConnell, is requesting access to any and all web-pages, emails, [...]

Facebook is dancing on a slippery slope for the past few weeks. It started off with Beacon – a feature in Facebook which broadcasts users buying habits and trends to his/her friends. MoveOn.org and other public interest sites have successfully brought that controversial feature to the forefront and forced Facebook’s hands in respecting users’ privacy. [...]