http://dir.salon.com/topics/privacy/?source=rss&aim=privacy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Amanda Fortini Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/24/peep_diaries/index.html?source=rss Have we moved from pop culture to "peep culture"? Hal Niedzviecki on an age of Facebook, Twitter and reality TV By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/22/blog_stalker/index.html?source=rss I've been reading this family blog, but they don't know. I think they think it's private! By Andrew Leonard Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/06/proof_that_obama_is_the_antichrist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/06/proof_that_obama_is_the_antichrist/index.html?source=rss Call it "the market of the beast." The link between stimulus money, healthcare and human-implantable microchips By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss A troubling surge in creepy "upskirt" photography has lawmakers in a twist -- and the body parts of women posted all over the Internet. By Michael Martin Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/24/online_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/24/online_privacy/index.html?source=rss Prospective White House employees must cough up an unprecedented amount of detail about their online activity. Is the new administration being smart -- or scary? By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/28/snooper/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/28/snooper/index.html?source=rss I tried to retrieve her photos from the Dumpster but they were gone! What have I done? By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/05/writing_about_others/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/02/05/writing_about_others/index.html?source=rss Some of my best stories are true. What are the ethics? By Evan Ratliff Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/13/street_view/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/13/street_view/index.html?source=rss Privacy concerns still shadow Google's all-seeing mapping tool, but soon such worries will probably seem quaint. By Denise Caruso Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/05/avatars/index.html?source=rss Many look like Barbies and Kens on X, but avatars may hold the key to restoring our control over our digital identities. By Denise Caruso Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/04/encryption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/08/04/encryption/index.html?source=rss Encryption might keep Homeland Security away from your files. Or you could just not take your data across a border in the first place. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/07/03/youtube_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/07/03/youtube_privacy/index.html?source=rss But there's a silver lining to one of the most bone-headed legal decisions in recent times. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/22/google_ip_address/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/22/google_ip_address/index.html?source=rss European regulators consider a privacy plan that irks Google. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/14/internet_monitoring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/01/14/internet_monitoring/index.html?source=rss You know, to protect us! By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/06/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/06/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss The social network acknowledges its mistake in its plan to send ads to its members' friends. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/30/facebook_caves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/30/facebook_caves/index.html?source=rss The social network makes some positive changes to its Beacon ad program. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/29/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/11/29/facebook_beacon/index.html?source=rss The social network tells your friends what you're doing on other Web sites. How is that OK? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/23/search_engine_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/23/search_engine_privacy/index.html?source=rss 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. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/gmail_germany/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/25/gmail_germany/index.html?source=rss New regulations limiting online anonymity may force Google to close its e-mail service for German users. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/20/email_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/20/email_privacy/index.html?source=rss People have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they communicate over e-mail -- but how long will that last? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/12/google_search_logs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/12/google_search_logs/index.html?source=rss The search engine's new data retention policy is notable for being unique: Other companies keep your search terms forever. By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/03/journal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/03/journal/index.html?source=rss There were some pretty unflattering things in there, written before we were married. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/02/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/03/02/friday/index.html?source=rss The yellowing of America: Baseball to force off-field employees to fill jars to prove themselves innocent of drug use. By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/12/key_to_apartment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/12/key_to_apartment/index.html?source=rss I know it would be convenient, and we've been together seven years, but I just don't want to. By Cary Tennis Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/08/celebrity_flirtation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/08/celebrity_flirtation/index.html?source=rss I fell hard for a high-level business leader -- until she abruptly turned off the charm.