Paul Bond and Frederick Lah write: After nearly seven years of litigation, two class actions, and millions of dollars in legal and settlement fees, AOL hopes that it can finally put its infamous anonymization failure incident behind it. On May 24, 2013, a Virginia federal judge gave final approval to a class action settlement between AOL and a class…
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Justice Department tries to force Google to hand over user data, gets some help from court
Declan McCullagh reports: A new lawsuit in Manhattan pitting the U.S. Department of Justice against Google offers a rare glimpse of how determined prosecutors are to defend a process that allows federal agents to gain warrantless access to user records, and how committed the Mountain View company is to defend its customers’ privacy rights against…
What Google Glass Reveals About Privacy Fears
Larry Downes shares his thoughts on Bloomberg about how Google has – and has not – responded to privacy concerns about Google Glass.
Apple Wants Privacy Class Action to Go Away
Philip A. Janquart reports: Apple Inc. has filed a motion for summary judgment in a privacy class action lawsuit. The suit claims the company accesses and tracks personal information through third-party iPhone applications without user permission. […] Apple says the plaintiffs lack standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and under the UCL, and…