Tag Archives: Online Privacy
Calif. Senate OKs Bill Targeting Online Data Brokers
by Erin Coe, Law 360
A measure that would rein in how consumers’ personal data posted on commercial websites is bought, sold and traded to unregulated third parties cleared the California Senate on May 8. The bill now moves on to the California Assembly for review. Read More ›
Google must honor requests to delete some links, E.U. court says
by James Kanter & Mark Scott, New York Times
The highest court in the European Union decided on Tuesday that Google must grant users of its search engine a right to delete links about themselves in some cases, including links to legal records. Read More ›
How a Hacker Intercepted FBI and Secret Service Calls With Google Maps
by Nitisha Tiku, Valleywag
The recorded callers thought they were speaking directly to the government agencies because they looked up the telephone number on Google Maps. What they didn’t know was that they had called fake listings for the San Francisco FBI office and Secret Service in Washington, D.C., displaying numbers that actually went to a private phone account. Read More ›
FTC Approves Oversight Program For Compliance With Kids’ Online Privacy Rules
by Kate Cox, Consumerist
No seal of approval by itself can make the internet safe for anyone, let alone for kids, but parents can at least rest assured that if they see this one on any site their children are using, the FTC thinks it’s legit. Read More ›
California Supreme Court makes it easier for Apple, online businesses to collect personal data
by Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News
Online merchants can require consumers to furnish personal information to make credit-card purchases, a divided California Supreme Court ruled, delivering a blow to consumer advocates worried about privacy in cyberspace. Read More ›