Claire Davenport of Reuters reports that Google is facing an important challenge in the EU today: Google will do battle with Spain’s data protection authority in Europe’s highest court on Tuesday in a landmark case with global implications which poses one of the thorniest questions of the Internet age: When is information really private? The…
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Consumer Watchdog Calls On Federal Trade Commission To Act Against Google’s App Store Privacy Violations; Says Penalties Should Be In Billions of Dollars
Consumer Watchdog is calling on the FTC to take action against Google for allegedly sharing users’ information with apps developer. And they want hefty fines. The group also asked California Attorney General Kamala Harris to investigate whether Google’s actions also violate California law. In a seven-page formal letter of complaint to Charles A. Harwood, the…
HTC America Settles FTC Charges It Failed to Secure Millions of Mobile Devices Shipped to Consumers
From the FTC: Mobile device manufacturer HTC America has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws that placed sensitive information about millions of consumers at risk. The settlement requires HTC America to develop…
Pseudonymized data processing without consent should be permitted under data protection reforms, says MEPs
Organisations should be able to process pseudonymised data without the consent of individuals, a European Parliament committee has proposed. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee (IREC) has outlined changes it would like to see made to the European Commission’s draft Data Protection Regulation which was originally published last year. One of those changes should be…