Darlene Storm reports: The Disney Parks blog announced that Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will “push the boundaries of creativity and innovation” and are “taking the Disney guest experience to the next level,” but your personal opinion will decide if that is a whole new level of cool or creepy. Disney’s billion dollar NextGen project includes radio…
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Schleswig-Holstein’s data protection commissioner tells Facebook that they must allow pseudonyms
Louise Osborne reports: A German state data protection agency has threatened Facebook’s billionaire founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with a €20,000 (£16,000) fine if Facebook does not allow Germans to have anonymous accounts on the social network. In letters to Zuckerberg in California, and also to Dublin-based Facebook Ireland Ltd, the data protection commissioner…
Well, wait a minute..
So you’re concerned about your online privacy and are willing to pay for a service that purports to offer privacy and anonymity. Maybe you’re feeling pretty smart because you found a service that says it maintains no logs and no subscriber list. And even better, you think, it offers a lifetime offer. Sounds good?…
Appeals Court Sides With Embarq In Privacy Lawsuit
Wendy Davis reports: The Internet service provider Embarq has prevailed in a long-running lawsuit accusing it of violating wiretap laws by partnering with the controversial behavioral-targeting company NebuAd. “Although NebuAd acquired various information about Embarq users during the course of the technology test, Embarq cannot be liable as an aider and abettor,” the 10th Circuit…