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Two Privacy Watchdogs Filed a Joint Letter with The Federal Trade Commission
Dec 20, 2012Two privacy watchdogs filed a joint letter with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging Facebook may already be skirting an agreement to be more clear over how it handles user data. A partnership with a data collector called ...
Tags: Facebook, user data, datalogix deal, privacy
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A Group of Activists Have Banded Together to Protect The Internet
Dec 20, 2012A group of activists have banded together to protect the Internet from what they see as bad legislation, with a focus initially on copyright enforcement proposals. Members of the new Internet Defense League hope they can harness the ...
Tags: Internet, bad legislation, copyright enforcement proposals
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Two Digital Rights Group Urged Facebook to Halt Changes to Governance & Data Use Policies
Dec 19, 2012Two digital rights group urged Facebook on Tuesday to halt changes to its governance and data use policies, warning the modifications could increase privacy risks. Facebook said last Wednesday it would no longer allow users to vote on ...
Tags: digital, Facebook, networking, privacy, social media, spam
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Election Leaves Obama in The White House and Maintains The Balance of Power in Congress
Nov 7, 2012Tuesday's election leaves President Barack Obama in the White House and maintains the balance of power in Congress.In many longstanding technology debates,policy experts see little movement forward,although lawmakers may look for ...
Tags: high-skill immigration, U.S.election, large tech companies
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A Leaked Document From a Project Set up by European Commission to Fight Terrorism Online
Sep 21, 2012A leaked document from a project set up by the European Commission to fight terrorism online reveals suggestions for wide-ranging surveillance. The CleanIT project was set up to create voluntary guidelines to stamp out terrorism ...
Tags: Counter-Terrorism, Surveillance, ISP, Social Media
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Verizon Wireless Agreed to Pay US$1.25 Million to The Federal Communications Commission
Jul 31, 2012IDG News Service - Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay US$1.25 million to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to resolve a complaint that it blocked third-party tethering applications on Android phones, the FCC said Tuesday. ...
Tags: Wireless, Protection, Tethering Apps
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Broadband Providers Have "Editorial Discretion" to Give Priority to Their Own Web Content
Jul 3, 2012Broadband providers have "editorial discretion" to give priority to their own Web content, and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules limiting that discretion is a violation of providers' free speech rights, two ...
Tags: Broadband, free speech rights, net neutrality rules, Verizon, MetroPCS
