CBS in Dallas-Forth Worth reports: Nordstrom says it wants to serve you better, so it’s tracking your movements through their stores. The CBS 11 I-Team has learned the retailer is using software to track how much time you spend in specific departments within the store. The technology is being used in 17 Nordstrom and Nordstrom…
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FTC Votes Unanimously to Retain July 1 Date for Implementation of the Updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule
The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to retain the July 1, 2013 date for implementation of the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). In a letter to industry organizations that had requested that the Commission reconsider the July 1 date, the Commission noted that implementation of the updated rule marks the culmination of a…
FTC sends warning letters to 10 data brokers
Grant Gross reports: More than 20 percent of data brokers checked by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegedly violated a U.S. privacy law when sharing personal data with agency workers posing as companies wanting to purchase information. This week, the FTC warned 10 data brokers, most with a significant online presence, that they may be violating…
Apple’s privacy policy violates German data protection law, Berlin court rules
Loek Essers reports: Apple violates German data protection law by asking for users’ broad, overall consent in its privacy policy, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled. Apple’s terms for sharing personal information with the company are too broadly formulated, the court ruled on April 30, according to a verdictpublished by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations…