The GP Spin blogged about the evolution of privacy and technology last week.  We asked the questions: Are smartphones too smart?  Are they keeping track of too much information? Today members of Congress are asking Google and Apple similar questions.  The Senate Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by Minnesota Senator Al Franken, is holding a [...]

Facebook’s new privacy settings have many people, including Senator Al Franken, concerned. In an effort to enhance users’ ability to share information and expand its reach to other Web sites, Facebook is allowing select third-party Web sites (e.g., CNN, the Huffington Post, and ESPN) the ability to access and store some users’ personal information. For [...]