Tag Archives: Privacy
CFC CO-SPONSORED BILL PROTECTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS FROM TRACKING IN THEIR CARS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM
Bill would be first in the nation, spur pro-privacy technological advancements; 8th CFC bill signed into law in 2024 For Immediate Release: September 27, 2024 SACRAMENTO, CA – Today legislation co-sponsored by the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), the University of California, Irvine Law Domestic Violence Clinic and … Read More ›
Salesforce Data Breach Suit Cites California Privacy Law
February 4, 2020. Daniel Stoller, Bloomberg Law – Salesforce.com Inc. and a children’s clothing company face data-breach allegations in a federal court lawsuit that is among the first to cite California’s landmark privacy law since it took effect Jan. 1. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/salesforce-data-breach-suit-cites-california-privacy-law
The Evil List. Which tech companies are really doing the most harm?
Slate.com Jan. 15, 2020 Slate.com Jan. 15, 2020 – Maybe it was fake news, Russian trolls, and Cambridge Analytica. Or Travis Kalanick’s conniption in an Uber. Or the unmasking of Theranos. Or all those Twitter Nazis, and racist Google results, and conspiracy theories on YouTube. https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/evil-list-tech-companies-dangerous-amazon-facebook-google-palantir.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits
“Eavesdropping” toys could be banned in California over privacy concerns
by Jen McGuire, Romper
After receiving several complaints from consumer groups, the state of California looked at creating a new bill aimed at protecting children’s privacy…from their toys. Read More ›
CFC opposes AB 165, which guts digital privacy rights for anyone attending or working in a public school
CFC joins nearly 50 other civil rights, immigration, racial justice, youth, health, privacy, labor, LGBTQ and Muslim community organizations in opposition to AB 165 (Cooper). AB 165 would decimate the digital privacy rights for students and public school staff that are currently in place under the California Electronic … Read More ›
CFC Applauds FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Broadband Privacy Proposal
The FCC Chairman’s proposal would prohibit Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) providers from sharing sensitive information without a consumer’s consent. The proposal also requires BIAS providers to inform consumers about what information they collect and with whom that information is shared. Read More ›
AT&T Stops Charging Broadband Users Extra For Privacy
by Karl Bode, TechDirt
While AT&T claims it’s just concerned about “simplicity,” the real reason is because the FCC is considering some basic privacy protections for broadband users, who often can’t vote against bad behavior with their wallet thanks to the lack of competition in the broadband space. Read More ›
Companies Wary of WhatsApp Privacy Issues
by Claire Atkinson, New York Post
It’s not just privacy advocates who are freaking out over Facebook’s decision to extract user data from its popular WhatsApp messaging service. The controversial move may force business to explore other avenues beyond Facebook and WhatsApp as a way to connect with consumers more securely. Read More ›
Hotels In 10 States And DC May Have Been Hit By Hackers
by Associated Press, The Big Story
The affected California hotels, it said, are the Westin Pasadena, Renaissance San Diego Downtown Hotel, San Diego Marriott La Jolla, Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara and Le Meridien San Francisco. Read More ›
Making Algorithms Accountable
by Julia Angwin, ProPublica
Companies use them to sort through stacks of résumés from job seekers. Credit agencies use them to determine our credit scores. And the criminal justice system is increasingly using algorithms to predict a defendant’s future criminality. Read More ›
Advocates Say Verizon-Yahoo Deal Shows Need For Privacy Rules
by David McCabe, The Hill
The acquisition — a sign of Verizon’s growing interest in the advertising business — comes as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moves toward a final vote on the hotly contested proposed rules, which would require internet providers to get permission before using their customers data for most advertising purposes. Read More ›
The Secret Documents That Detail How Patients’ Privacy Is Breached
by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica
The top five categories of complaints in 2014, according to the Office for Civil Rights website, were impermissible uses and disclosures, safeguards, administrative safeguards, access and technical safeguards. Read More ›
AB 2688: Health ‘Privacy’ Bill Would Unleash Information Sharing
6/28 update: AB 2688 was approved in the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Voting in favor of the bill – and against consumers’ interests – were all of the panel’s Democrats: Chair Hannah-Beth Jackson and Senators Robert Hertzberg, Mark Leno, William Monning and Bob Wieckowski. The committee’s two Republicans, Vice … Read More ›