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Amazon snafu leaves email addresses exposed

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Just days after Amazon.com tightened its privacy policy, a bug in one of its Web pages exposed numerous email addresses of the site's Affiliate members. Dave English, who runs a software quality assurance company in New Hampshire, discovered the problem . . .

New rules on privacy for Amazon's visitors

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Amid mounting privacy concerns, online retail giant Amazon.com has revised its privacy policy and plans to e-mail a copy to its 23 million customers over the next week. Amazon.com spokeswoman Patty Smith said the changes were made in response to customers' . . .

Justice shops for Carnivore review

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Since the public learned of Carnivore in early July, members of Congress, privacy advocates and civil liberties organizations have expressed serious concerns over its use and potential for abuse. The request for proposals notes some of the concerns, including that . . .