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Gov’t Report: Google Privacy Violations Weren’t A MistakeGov’t Report: Google Privacy Violations Weren’t A Mistake

by National Confidential | 28 April 2012 | 11:53 pm EST

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A bombshell report set to be released by the government shows that massive privacy violations at Google weren’t isolated mistakes as the company claimed.

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Hackers Access Accounts Of 200,000 Citigroup CustomersHackers Access Accounts Of 200,000 Citigroup Customers

by National Confidential | 09 June 2011 | 7:03 am EST

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(NationalConfidential.com) — Citigroup has announced that computer hackers have accessed the accounts of 200,000 of its customers. Citigroup says names, account numbers, and email addresses were exposed. The intrusion happened in early May, but is just now being revealed by the giant conglomerate.

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Ohio State University: Hackers Accessed Personal Info Of 760,000 PeopleOhio State University: Hackers Accessed Personal Info Of 760,000 People

by National Confidential | 16 December 2010 | 8:10 pm EST

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Ohio State University is notifying about 760,000 people whose personal information was stored in the university’s computer server that a data breach could put them at risk for identity theft. The university, located in Columbus, began sending letters on Wednesday to current and former faculty and staff members, students and applicants, telling them that hackers [...]

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Class Action Suit Targets YouPornClass Action Suit Targets YouPorn

by National Confidential | 08 December 2010 | 6:46 am EST

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Visitors to www.youporn.com over the past four years could be in store for a payday if a case against operators of the site proves they stole browser histories from visitors. The class action suit claims visitors to youporn.com were harmed when JavaScript on the site probed their browsers to find out other sites the browser [...]

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Google Under FCC Probe For Data CollectionGoogle Under FCC Probe For Data Collection

by National Confidential | 10 November 2010 | 9:51 pm EST

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The Federal Communications Commission has become the latest regulator to investigate Google Inc.’s collection of personal data including emails and passwords through its Street View mapping service. Google’s collection of data, done through equipment mounted on cars that take photos and gather other information for the company’s mapping service, has drawn widespread attention in the [...]

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Tech »

Privacy: Droid Incredible Won't Delete Snapshots Of Browser HistoryPrivacy: Droid Incredible Won't Delete Snapshots Of Browser History

by National Confidential | 17 June 2010 | 9:28 am EST

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“Boy Genius Report has come across a rather worrying “feature” of the HTC Sense bookmarking widget on the Incredible, which takes sporadic screenshots of your browsing sessions. That wouldn’t be so bothersome in itself, but try to remove said pictures, and you find where the problem lies. Ending the browsing session, deleting your history, and [...]

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