Gabriela Kennedy writes: Something of a furore has been caused in Hong Kong by the decision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) to issue an enforcement notice to stop a company from supplying data on individuals obtained from publicly available litigation and bankruptcy records via a smartphone application, claiming that the company ”seriously…
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FTC to scrutinize new Facebook facial recognition feature
Aurindom Mukherjee and Gerry Shih of Reuters report: U.S. officials will examine changes to Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) privacy policy to determine whether they violate a 2011 agreement with federal regulators, a Federal Trade Commission spokesman confirmed Wednesday after certain changes drew fire from privacy advocates. Read more on Yahoo! but don’t get too excited, as the…
Lavabit’s Owner Appeals Secret Surveillance Order That Led Him to Shutter Site
Kevin Poulsen reports that LavaBit owner Ladar Levison is appealing the secret government orders that resulted in him choosing to shut down his encrypted e-mail service. His appeal is under seal, as are the original orders, so there are not many details at this time but Poulsen notes: Levison’s opening brief in his appeal is due…
Apple’s Touch ID Is A 500ppi Fingerprint Sensor Built Into The iPhone 5S Home Button
Chris Velazco reports: Remember those persistent rumors of a fingerprint sensor that would be baked into the iPhone 5S? Well, it’s not a rumor any longer — Apple has just confirmed that the iPhone 5S will feature a 500ppi fingerprint sensor right in the 5S’ home button. It seemed like a puzzling addition at first,…