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FTC Commissioner Says Consumers Should Be Able to Reclaim Control of Their Personal Data
Jun 26, 2013U.S. consumers should be able to reclaim control of their personal data from data brokers, websites and other companies, a member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. Commissioner Julie Brill, a long-time privacy advocate, ...
Tags: Personal Data, FTC Commissioner
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The FTC Warned 10 Data Brokers, Most with a Significant Online Presence
May 9, 2013More than 20 percent of data brokers checked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegedly violated a U.S. privacy law when sharing personal data with agency workers posing as companies wanting to purchase information. This week, the FTC ...
Tags: FTC, Data Brokers, Computer Products
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Online Advertising Industry Has Not Lived up to a Promise to Stop The Online Tracking
Apr 27, 2013The U.S. online advertising industry has not lived up to a promise to stop the online tracking of Internet users who ask advertisers to do so, a senior U.S. senator said Wednesday. Senator John "Jay" Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, ...
Tags: Senator, Computer Products
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The Google Glass Wearable Computer Will Have a High-Resolution Display Equivalent
Apr 18, 2013The Google Glass wearable computer will have a high-resolution display equivalent of a 25-inch high-definition screen from 8 feet away, and will capture 5-megapixels images and video at a resolution of 720p, according to technical specs ...
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Internet Companies and Privacy Advocates Appear Headed for a Fight
Apr 4, 2013Internet companies and privacy advocates appear headed for a fight over a proposal to broaden California's so-called Shine the Light Law, which requires online companies to disclose to consumers how their personal information is used. The ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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A Federal Judge Dismissed a Privacy Class-Action Lawsuit Against Linkedin
Dec 21, 2012A federal judge in California dismissed a privacy class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn that alleged the social media network violated provisions of the Stored Communications Act (SCA) when it disclosed the IDs and browsing histories of ...
Tags: federal judge, privacy lawsuit, LinkedIn, social media network
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US Regulators Ordered Data Brokers to Turn Over Information About How They Use Information
Dec 20, 2012US regulators have ordered data brokers to turn over information about how they collect and use information about consumers, in a move hailed by internet privacy activists. The US Federal Trade Commission said nine firms were ordered to ...
Tags: Privacy Impact, Data Brokers, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics
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Make Mobile Phone Apps Were Being Investigated
Dec 13, 2012SOFTWARE companies that make mobile phone apps were being investigated to determine whether they have violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from phones and sharing it with advertisers and data ...
Tags: mobile phone apps, Software, apps