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  • **FILE** James Ostendorf, a pollster, waits to check in Massachusetts voters in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, in Seekonk, Mass., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

    SIMMONS: Identity theft and need for voter IDs

    Now that a Republican judge has poked the bear, it's time for a frank discussion about voter-ID cards.


  • Some recent government actions related to privacy

    The federal government has finalized its settlement with Facebook to resolve charges that the social network exposed details about users' lives without getting the required legal consent. It isn't the only tech company to have dealings with the government over privacy.


  • FTC finalizes privacy settlement with Facebook

    The Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to finalize its settlement with Facebook, resolving charges that the social network exposed details about users' lives without getting the required legal consent.


  • Google fined $22.5M for latest privacy breakdown

    Google is paying a $22.5 million fine to settle the latest regulatory case questioning the Internet search leader's respect for people's privacy and the integrity of its internal controls.


  • Google's interactions with federal regulators

    Google has had several interactions with U.S. regulators in recent years. On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission announced a record fine to settle a case over whether unauthorized changes Google made to privacy settings in Safari Web browsers violated an agreement prohibiting the company from misleading consumers.


  • Google agrees to record $22.5M fine on privacy

    Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who use Apple's Safari browser.


  • Developments related to Google's privacy concerns

    Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who use Apple's Safari browser. Here are some developments related to Google Inc. and privacy over the years:


  • Google to $22.5M fine for latest privacy breakdown

    Google is paying a $22.5 million fine to settle the latest regulatory case questioning the Internet search leader's respect for people's privacy and the integrity of its internal controls.


  • Some recent government actions related to privacy

    Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise. It isn't the only tech company to have dealings with the government over privacy.


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