The U.S. Justice Department has told a secret surveillance court that it opposes a request from technology companies to reveal more about the demands they receive for user information, according to court papers released on Wednesday. Read more on Reuters. Related: Response of the United States to Motions for Declaratory Judgement Declaration of Andrew G….
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Ex-Microsoft privacy adviser: I don’t trust company after NSA revelations
Charles Arthur reports: Microsoft’s former chief privacy adviser says he does not have faith in the security of the software company’s technology, following revelations about the US’s NSA spy agency published in the Guardian. Caspar Bowden, who between 2002 and 2011 was in charge of the privacy policy for 40 countries in which Microsoft operated – but…
NebuAd Partner WOW Defeats Wiretapping Lawsuit
Wendy Davis reports: The Internet service provider WOW has defeated a long-running privacy lawsuit stemming from its partnership with defunct behavioral targeting company NebuAd. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang in the Northern District of Illinois dismissed claims that WOW (formerly called Wide Open West) violated federal wiretap laws by intercepting and transmitting…
Facebook Settlement May Face 9th Circuit Scrutiny
Jonny Bonner reports: Public interest groups appealed a controversial $20 million settlement to claims that Facebook used the names and likenesses of its users to promote products without their permission. The Children’s Advocacy Center and the Center for Public Interest Law, representing adult and child users of Facebook, filed the multiple appeals in the U.S….