Bruce Schneier writes: … The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, and whether we like it or not, we’re being tracked all the time. Google tracks us, both on its pages and on other pages it has access to. Facebook does the same; it even tracks non-Facebook users. Apple tracks us…
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Hogan Lovells Launches Coalition for Privacy and Free Trade
Hogan Lovells today announced the formation of the Coalition for Privacy and Free Trade. The formation of the new coalition follows the announcement by President Obama that the United States and the European Union soon will commence negotiations for a Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (formally, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)), and Japan’s announcement of its intention to join the…
Principal criticizes Facebook’s response to offensive picture of teacher posted
The Laois Nationalist reports: The Principal of a Limerick school, which recently suspended 28 pupils for posting an offensive photo about a teacher on Facebook, is calling on the Data Protection Commissioner to carry out a full investigation into the incident. Headmaster Noel Malone, of Coláiste Chiaráin, in Croom, said that he is dissatisfied with…
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Equifax Information Services LLC
Back in October, Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to settle charges that Equifax violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act by improperly selling lists of millions of consumers who were late on their mortgages. In settling the FTC’s complaint, Equifax agreed to pay its full…