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German Data Protection Law,The Regional Court of Berlin Ruled Tuesday

Nov 25, 2013

Google’s privacy policy and terms of service violate German data protection law, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled Tuesday. The clauses are too vaguely formulated and can restrict the rights of consumers, said the Federation of ...

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Google Is Paying $17 Million to 37 States for Safari Privacy Case

Nov 22, 2013

Google is paying $17 million to 37 states and the District of Columbia to make amends for the Internet search leader's snooping on millions of people using Safari Web browsers in 2011 and 2012. The settlement announced Monday stems from a ...

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The Security Agency Routinely Violates Its Own Privacy Rules

Aug 19, 2013

An audit of US National Security Agency eavesdropping has found that the security agency routinely violates its own privacy rules. According to a leaked, supposedly top secret audit, the NSA violated its on privacy policies 2,776 times in ...

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Businesses Are Collecting More Information About Individuals Than Ever

Aug 16, 2013

Businesses are collecting more information about individuals than ever, but almost two thirds of people aren't aware what data about them is being collected or don't know it's being collected at all. Further reading Ninety per cent of ...

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Evelynn Hammonds Will Step Down From Her Position July 1

May 31, 2013

Harvard College Dean Evelynn Hammonds, who last month acknowledged authorizing a secret search of email belonging to several residential deans at the university, will step down from her position July 1. According to the Harvard Gazette, ...

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NetChoice Takes Aim at State Legislation

May 20, 2013

E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet. Topping NetChoice's latest iAWFUL (Internet Advocates' ...

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Google's Android Operating System Have Filed an Amended Version of an Earlier Lawsuit

May 20, 2013

Several users of devices running Google's Android operating system have filed an amended version of an earlier lawsuit accusing the company of illegally collecting, and allowing others to collect, extensive amounts of mobile user data ...

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Washington's Biggest Problem May Just Be That Policymakers on The Hill Don't Know Enough

May 19, 2013

Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet. That was the general consensus of a panel of legal experts speaking Saturday at a Silicon Valley conference ...

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The ADA Prevents States From Enforcing Laws That Could Impact The Prices

May 16, 2013

A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications. In a brief ruling last week, California Superior Court Judge Marla Miller ...

Tags: Mobile Privacy, Computer Products

New Legislation Would Require Mobile Developers to Provide Clear Notice to Consumers

May 14, 2013

The mobile industry's efforts to convince lawmakers that self-regulation alone is the best way to address growing concerns over privacy-invading mobile applications appears to be running into some headwind. On Thursday, Rep. Hank Johnson ...

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APPS and Other Lawmakers Would Also Require APP Developers to Maintain Privacy Policies

May 13, 2013

New legislation introduced by a group of U.S. lawmakers would require mobile application developers to obtain consent from consumers before collecting their personal data and to secure the data they collect. The Application Privacy, ...

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The Wealth of Personal Data That Mobile Apps Collect Could Face Legal Punishment

Apr 15, 2013

The wealth of personal data that mobile apps collect on their users needs to be conspicuously stated to consumers or developers could face legal heat, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said Wednesday. Rather than resorting to ...

Tags: App Developers, mobile apps

Google Is Reportedly Negotiating with Messaging App Whatsapp

Apr 9, 2013

Google is reportedly negotiating with messaging app WhatsApp over a possible takeover worth nearly $1bn (£655m) According to an inside source, the negotiations started more than a month ago, says DigitalTrends. Further reading ...

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Drew Faust Has Ordered a Comprehensive Review of Privacy Polices Amid Disclosures

Apr 3, 2013

Harvard University President Drew Faust has ordered a comprehensive review of the university's email privacy polices amid disclosuresthat a secret search of some deans' email accounts by administrators was broader than originally ...

Tags: Email, Computer Products, Privacy Policies

Harvard Scrambled to Disclose How Administrators Secretly Accessed Email Accounts

Mar 13, 2013

Harvard University officials on Monday scrambled to contain the fallout from a damaging report in The Boston Globe over the weekend disclosing how administrators secretly accessed email accounts belonging to 16 resident deans at the ...

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