Carter Dougherty of Bloomberg reports: The new US consumer finance watchdog is gearing up to monitor how millions of Americans use credit cards, take out mortgages, and overdraw their checking accounts. Their bankers aren’t happy about it. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is demanding records from the banks and is buying anonymous information about at…
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George Gershwin, CISPA, and the President’s Veto Threat
While some people welcomed the White House’s threat to veto CISPA, not everyone appreciated it. For a different perspective, read Stewart Baker’s commentary: This White House sure knows how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The President’s threat to veto CISPA (Download Cyber – S A P ) will likely kill cybersecurity legislation for…
Privacy Rights Group Challenges British Government Over Spy Technology Sales
Ryan Gallagher reports: It has been linked to attacks on activists and dissidents and traced to servers operating across the world. But the next stop for a government spy technology that can infiltrate computers and eavesdrop on Skype chats could be a courtroom in England. On Tuesday, human rights group Privacy International announced that it is challenging the British government for…
Facebook Partners With States to Promote Teen Privacy
Andrea Smith reports: Facebook and privacy sometimes seems like an oxymoron — words or ideas that contradict one other. Users complain about Facebook’s privacy settings being too difficult to understand and properly implement. Now, Facebook and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) want to change that through a consumer education program. Read more on Mashable.