Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports: Hulu has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the video streaming service of illegally sharing users’ viewing history with Facebook Inc and business metrics company comScore Inc. In San Francisco on Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler rejected Hulu’s argument that viewers needed to show…
Category: Breaches
People Are More Freaked Out by Hacking Than Tracking, Survey Finds
Liz Gannes reports: When asked to choose which is more important to them, protecting their personal information online or protecting their online behavior, respondents to a recent survey said hacking is a bigger concern than tracking. Some 75 percent of those surveyed said they are worried about hackers stealing their personal information, while 54 percent…
Woman Sues Border Patrol Agents for Outrageous Six-Hour Search
Cameron Langford reports: A U.S. citizen’s vagina and anus were left raw from a warrantless six-hour search by Customs and Border Protection agents and doctors, who looked into her with a speculum, then billed her $5,000 for the exam, the woman claims in court. Jane Doe sued four Border Patrol agents, El Paso County Hospital…
Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning
Ashkan Soltani and Timothy B. Lee report: The woman was shocked when she received two nude photos of herself by e-mail. The photos had been taken over a period of several months — without her knowledge — by the built-in camera on her laptop. […] Most laptops with built-in cameras have an important privacy feature…