Apple adds Duck Duck Go as search option
A new feature of Apple iOS 8 will give privacy-concerned iPhone users the option to use DuckDuckGo as their default search engine in Safari.
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Facebook to allow kids via parent verification system?
Facebook has patented a system that lets children under 13 create accounts with parental supervision.
Google creates page for ‘delete me’ search requests
Google has launched a service that lets European users to ask for personal information to be deleted from the search engine.
Facebook takes on SnapChat with rumoured Slingshot app
Facebook is working on its own version of self-destructing messaging app Snapchat with a new short video messaging app, “Slingshot,” according to new reports.
Google Glass finally goes on sale in US (but still as a test edition)
Google Glass is now on sale to anyone in the US for the price of £1,500, as the next phase of the ‘Explorer Program’ goes to the public.
Google forced to give people ‘right to be forgotten’ on Internet
A European court has ruled that Google must change some search results at the request of ordinary people when they show links to outdated, irrelevant information, in an important test of the so-called “right to be forgotten” on the web.
VKontakte founder fired after alleged ‘surveillance row’
The founder of Russia’s biggest social networking site VKontakte has been fired following an alleged censorship and surveillance row with the Russian government, with claims that allies of President Putin have now taken over his site.
Facebook lets users track friends with controversial location feature
Facebook has launched ‘nearby friends’, a feature that lets users track their friends location in real-time- causing a privacy stir in the process.
Google admits emails are scanned for ad targeting
Google has updated its terms of service, explaining to users that their incoming and outgoing emails are automatically analysed by software to create targeted ads.
Google links ad clicks to in-store purchases with cookie tracking test
Google AdWords has teamed up with a number of advertisers to test ways to track whether consumers who click on their ads online follow up with in-store purchases, according to a news report.