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How insurers, businesses monitor your health raises privacy concerns

Information marketing firms collect on purchases is being sold to health insurance companies and other businesses.

Tags: health insurance, Institute for HealthCare Consumerism, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

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Bill targets airborne 'drones' that spy on hunters

Tags: Virginia General Assembly, drones, Frank Ruff, hunting,

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U.Va. med center warns of potential privacy breach

The University of Virginia Medical Center is warning patients that an electronic device containing their medical and personal information is missing.

Tags: University of Virginia Medical Center, security breach

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Privacy concerns drive 1 in 4 Facebook users to lie

One in four Facebook users admitted they don't tell the whole truth on their profiles. But their lies are not over relationships and status updates. Users say they're lying to protect their privacy.

Tags: facebook, consumer reports, Consumer privacy, Google, app, Mark Zuckerberg

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Controversial iPhone app pulled off the market

An iPhone app downloaded tens of thousands of times has been voluntarily pulled off the market after a popular website called it "creepy" and raised privacy concerns.

Tags: iPhone app, Cult of Mac, privacy concerns, michelle basch

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A private moment captured and put up at Walmart?

Walmart has always offered a wide selection of goods and services, but the store recently provided an odd voyage of discovery for one Frederick woman

Tags: Walmart, Page Etzler, Frederick, photos, photographs,

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