Privacy Policies

Web giants' consumer privacy strategy faces hard sell

Emboldened by their victory in quashing online piracy legislation, U.S. Internet companies are gearing up for a battle over whether consumers should be able to restrict efforts to gather personal data.

Apple, Google, Amazon, smartphone makers sign privacy accord

Six of the world's top consumer technology firms have agreed to provide greater privacy disclosures before users download applications in order ...

Data collection arms race feeds privacy fears

This week's revelations that Google Inc , Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted