Amid debates over Do Not Track and increased activity in ad tech, a report released Monday from privacy management firm TRUSTe signals that consumers are increasingly taking actions to protect their online privacy. Last year, the firm found that 27 percent of U.S. adults over the age of 18 indicated that they will opt out of online behavioral advertising to manage privacy. This year, that figure h

[slideshow] BSkyB will worry Netflix and set sail for new pay-TV growth in the post-satellite age from Tuesday, when it switches on its internet-only new Now TV service – its biggest digital gambit to date. But this week’s launch is only a partial and low-risk debut version of what, in time, could become a significant, era-defining strategy for the operator. At a Covent Garden, London, briefing on

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France’s Supreme Court has set aside a critical piracy ruling, a move that could result in Google (s GOOG) being forced to censor some of its search results. The case centers on the search engine’s autocomplete feature — the suggestions for commonly-used search terms that pop up when users start typing something on Google. While they are generally seen as a way to make search more efficient (and p

France’s Supreme Court has set aside a critical piracy ruling, a move that could result in Google (s GOOG) being forced to censor some of its search results. The case centers on the search engine’s autocomplete feature — the suggestions for commonly-used search terms that pop up when users start typing something on Google. While they are generally seen as a way to make search more efficient (and p

Over the weekend, news reports emerged that Facebook (s FB) was buying Spool, a mobile-oriented social bookmarking service started by Avichal Garg and Curtis Spencer. At the surface, this seems like yet another acqua-hire but scratch a little deeper and you start to understand Facebook’s motivation in buying this company. Spool was started in late 2010 and launched an app that essentially allowed

Tiny quad-core ARM Linux/Android computer delivers serious power for $129 The tiny $35 Raspberry Pi set off a surge of demand for tiny Linux computers earlier this year. But a Korean hardware manufacturer called Hardkernel is launching a high-end computer board that measures just 3.5 inches by 3.7 inches. The new board could be another favorite among hobbyists computer users. The new Odroid-X boar

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Yoga instructor Alice Van Ness made headlines this week because she was canned from her job teaching classes at Facebook, after she tried to silence a student from using her cell phone during a class. The incident was one more example of how social