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People Just Don't Want Snoopy Robots Spying on Them
Jan 3, 2014Two years ago,the U.S.Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015.The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal,but the topic has already sparked much ...
Tags: drone, U.S.Congress, robotic aircraft, national airspace
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Google Has Been Breaching Dutch Law on Personal Data Protection
Dec 3, 2013A privacy watchdog said Thursday that Google has been breaching Dutch law on personal data protection since it introduced a new privacy policy last year. Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the College for the Protection of Personal Data, said ...
Tags: personal data, google, law
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Google Has Responded to Complaints About Its Surreptitious Snooping of Users
Aug 26, 2013Google has responded to complaints about its surreptitious snooping of users of Apple devices by claiming that it is not subject to UK privacy laws. The claim was made in a bid to get a lawsuit against the company, launched in the UK, ...
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A Proposed Change to U.S. Law That Would Allow State Attorneys General to Hold Websites
Aug 5, 2013A proposed change to U.S. law that would allow state attorneys general to hold websites liable for content posted by users is a "dangerous path," a group of tech trade groups and legal scholars said Wednesday. A proposal by a group of ...
Tags: Internet'safe Harbor'Law
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State Officials Press for an Amendment to The Federal Law About Internet 'Safe Harbor'
Jun 18, 2013Frustrated by their difficulty prosecuting cases involving online content that is illegal or damaging to individuals, a group of state attorneys general are taking action. They are circulating a draft letter that they plan to send to the ...
Tags: Safe Harbor, Online Content
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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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A U.S. Lawmaker Has Proposed Legislation
Jan 22, 2013A U.S. lawmaker has proposed legislation that would allow mobile phone users to ask apps to stop collecting their personal data and to delete information collected in the past. U.S. Representative Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, ...
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California's Attorney General Has Sued Delta Air Lines
Dec 28, 2012California's attorney general has sued Delta Air Lines for failing to include a privacy policy within the company's mobile application, an alleged violation of the state's Online Privacy Protection Act. The lawsuit, filed in Superior ...
Tags: California, Delta Air Lines, privacy policy, mobile app
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To Keep Hackers at Bay There Must Be Changes in Security Budgets and Privacy Regulations
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - In order to keep hackers at bay there must be changes in security budgets and privacy regulations, RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello said on Tuesday. Coviello opened the RSA Conference Europe 2012 with a keynote that ...
Tags: Coviello, hackers, security budgets, privacy regulations, RSA
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Prospective Employees Are Now Dealing with a Troubling Trend of Employers Seeking Facebook
Dec 20, 2012In the midst of a tough job market, prospective employees are now dealing with a troubling trend of employers seeking Facebook and other social media passwords as part of their vetting process. After a recent Associated Press report, ...
Tags: job market, social media, vetting process, private information
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The Online Industry Doesn't Need New Privacy Legislation
Dec 18, 2012The online industry doesn't need new privacy legislation because it is doing a good job of protecting users' privacy, an executive of an advertising trade group told U.S. lawmakers Thursday. Even as Senator John "Jay" Rockefeller, ...
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SMEs in The UK up in Arms About Changes Made to Policy on Cookie Law
Dec 17, 2012Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are up in arms about the last-minute changes made to policy on the newly-enforced cookie law. Since 26 May, UK website owners have been required by law to ensure the sites obtain users' opt-in ...
Tags: SMEs, cookie law, UK
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Notices Will Be Sent out to Developers of up to 100 Mobile Apps
Oct 31, 2012IDG News Service-Notices will be sent out to developers of up to 100 mobile apps that are not compliant with California privacy law,starting with those who have the most popular apps available on mobile platforms,the office of the state's ...
Tags: California Notifies, mobile apps, privacy law, mobile platforms
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European Privacy Authorities Have Asked Google to Tweak The Unified Privacy Policy
Oct 16, 2012IDG News Service - European privacy authorities have asked Google to tweak the unified privacy policy it introduced on March 1, but have stopped short of asking it to undo all its changes. They set no firm deadline for Google to make the ...
Tags: Privacy, Google, European Union.
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Norwegian Data Protection Authority Lifted a Ban on The Use of Google Apps
Sep 26, 2012After nine months of deliberations and some changes on Google's side,the Norwegian Data Protection Authority lifted a ban on the use of Google Apps by municipalities. However,the decision does not give city authorities carte blanche to ...
Tags: Norway, Google Apps, Ban, Norwegian Data Protection Authority