In addition, these systems monitor electric system parameters and pricing information to manage consumers energy costs, comfort, and health according to end-users personal preferences.
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In July 2009, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada investigated Facebook and discovered that it was sharing too much of users' personal data with app makers without informing users.
But Ask defends what it argues is an innovative project to protect users' personal information.
Some applications let users get personal information about other members without their consent, while other applications spread like spam on the site.
The Journal's own website shared considerable amounts of users' personal information.
But in the lingua franca of today's social-media industry that doesn't matter as much as user engagement and the ability to access those users' personal data.
Services were suspended on April 20th after an intrusion was detected, but Sony then took almost a week to admit the risks to users' personal data.
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BB10 also provides users with personal and work profiles, and has the ability to run apps from both simultaneously while keeping the data from each profile separate.
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That focus is a part of the mobile computing ethos espoused by CEO Thorsten Heins meant to have BB10 devices be users' personal, portable computing terminal that is simply plugged into a screen -- whether it's a desktop monitor, a car or somewhere else -- that delivers a uniform experience.
Android users are having personal data stolen, their bandwidth is being misused, passwords hacked.
Unsavory app developers are designing apps that have unsuspecting users handing over personal and corporate data.
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Those big computers were run by experts, a long way away from most users, until personal computers arrived.
FileFinch helps users create a personal, secure cloud solution using their own hardware.
For example, for World of Warcraft, personal users have to pay subscription fee to Blizzard to connect to the battle net.
Internet crime has evolved from the vandalism of early worms to schemes to bilk users out of personal information and cash.
Baidu itself acknowledged that it must manage its future mobile strategy as more users shift from personal computers to mobile devices including smartphones and tablets.
The act says the FCC should consider any site that allows users to create and modify a profile, chat to other users and post personal information.
In the other case, the FTC charged Path, the operator of the eponymous social-networking app, with deceiving its users by collecting personal information from their mobile address books without their knowledge or consent.
Splashtop 2 business and personal users will be able to customize their tablet experience by creating keyboard shortcuts, virtual joysticks, mouse controls for faster and more seamless remote access with their Macs and PCs.
The system also provides a mechanism for a user to selectively establish contact relationships or connections with other users, and to grant permissions for such other users to view personal information of the user.
Download via Android app: Users can download personal movie collections to Android devices within the VUDU app in digital format so they can enjoy their favorite flicks on the go, without the need for an Internet connection.
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Stahl asked Zuckerberg if he felt that because he was asking the half a billion Facebook users to share personal information on his social network, that they had the right to know a lot about him personally.
Badoo has already achieved the critical mass needed to make it a going concern and seems to have no problem persuading users to share personal details -- a fact that should be encouraging to Highlight and other, newer social startups.
If you recall, Facebook introduced new in-depth privacy controls in 2010, and the study found that the release of these new settings corresponded to users sharing more personal data, both within their network of friends and with strangers and third-party applications.
Through Panasonic's proprietary VIERA ConnectTM platform, users can transfer personal photos and videos from their Android or iOS devices directly to the large screen with a simple swipe of the finger and transfer them back to their smart devices the same way.
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On Thursday, after Journal inquiries, "Between You and Me" began asking users for much less personal data.
Three years ago Felton created Daytum.com, a website that lets its 75, 000 users track and display personal data.
Now users often bring their personal MacBooks, an iPhone or Android and perhaps their own choice of Windows machines.
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Personal computer users will reap the benefits of the high-speed connection only if they have DSL or cable modems.
It is, for most users, both a personal network and a social network.
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