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…
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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…
BT Lobbyists Try To Water Down EU Privacy Legislation
Tom Brewster reports: BT has joined the group of organisations, mostly from the US, lobbying to have EU proposals on privacy watered down, TechWeekEurope has found out. The lobbying is apparently proviing effective, as MEPs have been accused of pandering to lobbyists’ concerns. A host of US companies, including Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Yahoo, have been huckstering with EU officials, as they…
Yahoo Email User Wants Court To Reinstate Privacy Lawsuit
Wendy Davis reports: A Yahoo user is asking a federal appellate court to reinstate his lawsuit, alleging that the company violated the privacy of email users by including their names in the headers of outgoing messages. New York resident Albert Rudgayzer argues in new court papers that he should have been allowed to proceed with…