Dating sites have generated privacy concerns here in the U.S. They’ve also raised concerns in the UK, as this press release from the Information Commissioner’s Office indicates: The ICO has written to four of the biggest UK online dating companies, after questions were raised about how some dating websites are handling personal data. The letters…
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Senator Schumer targets store tracking of shoppers
Amanda Cedrone reports: Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on the Federal Trade Commission to allow shoppers to opt out of having their movements tracked by their cellphones while at retail stores. “What we’re saying very simply is that it is a bad idea to allow people to be tracked without their knowledge and permission,”…
U.S. Government Getting Password Information? (And Why the Story Raises More Questions Than Answers)
Orin Kerr writes: Over at CNET, Declan McCullagh has an article claiming that “the U.S. government” is requesting passwords from service providers in online investigations, at least “according to two industry sources familiar with these orders.” I have a hard time understanding what is going on, or if there’s actually a “there” there from a…
When ‘Smart Homes’ Get Hacked: I Haunted A Complete Stranger’s House Via The Internet
Kashmir Hill writes: “I can see all of the devices in your home and I think I can control them,” I said to Thomas Hatley, a complete stranger in Oregon who I had rudely awoken with an early phone call on a Thursday morning. He and his wife were still in bed. Expressing surprise, he…