do not track

Some major product news from veteran anti-tracking search engine DuckDuckGo: Today it's launched revamped mobile apps and browser extensions that bake in a tracker blocker for third party sites, and i

Mozilla has invested in Cliqz, an anti-tracking browser with a pro-privacy built-in 'quick search' feature. The startup currently targets web users in German speaking countries -- where it has amassed

The European Union has launched a public consultation on rules governing the use of personal telecoms data. The so-called ePrivacy Directive also covers the use of tracking cookies by online services

Pinterest announced today that it will add support for Do Not Track, the web browser mechanism that allows users to opt-out of having their personal data and activity collected by websites and third p

As we continue to see <a href="https://beta.techcrunch.com/tag/prism/">more details brought to light</a> in how the government requests and uses information about what we do on the web and on our mobi

<strong>Editor's note:</strong> <em>Sarah Downey is a senior privacy strategist at Albine, provider of online privacy solutions. Keep track of her on her <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/

<strong>Editor’s note:</strong> <em>Eric Wheeler is CEO and co-founder of 33Across. He brings 20 years of experience leading successful Internet businesses to 33Across.</em> Much has already been

Mozilla's <a href="http://dnt.mozilla.org/">Do Not Track</a> feature, which allows users to tell websites that they would like to opt-out of being tracked by third parties, is starting to gain some tr

Velti plans to announce two new initiatives aimed at helping mobile advertisers get ahead of data collection and privacy concerns, according to a source who has been briefed by the company. My sour

<a href="http://blog.mozilla.com/privacy/2012/02/23/mozilla-led-effort-for-dnt-finds-broad-support/">Mozilla took a moment</a> this morning to remind everyone that it invented Do Not Track in Februar