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Scary! YouTube ordered to hand your viewing history to Viacom: But there's a silver lining to one of the most bone-headed legal decisions in recent times.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.07.03
Is your Internet address "personal information"?: European regulators consider a privacy plan that irks Google.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.22
Mike McConnell wants to track all Internet traffic: You know, to protect us!; Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.14
Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots: The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.11
Facebook finally lets users turn off privacy-invading ads: The social network acknowledges its mistake in its plan to send ads to its members' friends.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.06
Facebook caves on privacy-invading ads, kind of: The social network makes some positive changes to its Beacon ad program.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.11.30
Facebook: Shut down that privacy-invading ad program!: The social network tells your friends what you're doing on other Web sites. How is that OK?; 2007.11.29
What's the most private search engine of them all?: Ask, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all announced new efforts to bolster privacy on their sites. Here's a run-down of what each says it will do with your data.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.23
Could German anti-terrorism laws shut down Gmail?: New regulations limiting online anonymity may force Google to close its e-mail service for German users.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.06.25
A court rules your e-mail is private: People have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they communicate over e-mail -- but how long will that last?; Farhad Manjoo 2007.06.20
Google will keep your search for 18 months: The search engine's new data retention policy is notable for being unique: Other companies keep your search terms forever.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.06.12