Venkat Balasubramani and Eric Goldman offer some analysis and comments on a lawsuit that challenged Google’s consolidation of dozens of privacy policies into one policy: The court does not get to the merits, and instead rebuffs plaintiffs on the basis that they do not satisfy the requisite (Article III) standards for standing. The first argument for…
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Is foursquare’s new “full username display” policy a “full real name display” policy?
If foursquare’s intention was to make their user name display policy less confusing, they may not have succeeded just yet. A conversation on Twitter last night with Jules Polonetsky and Greg Norcie made me aware that foursquare may have yet more clarifying to do. Although their email to users cites their updated privacy policy and…
Foursquare updates privacy policy to show users’ full names publicly and share more data with venues
Martin Bryant writes: Foursquare has sent an email to its users detailing changes to its privacy policy that are due to come into effect late next month. The company says that the changes are aimed at making the way it displays users’ names less confusing and allowing businesses to see more visitors who have recently checked in at…
Websites Vary Prices, Deals Based on Users’ Information
If you still think there’s no real down side to providing your location or associating it with your profile, see if you still feel that way after reading the Wall Street Journal‘s findings that online retailers are adjusting their prices depending on where they think you’re located. Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Jeremy Singer-Vine, and Ashkan Soltani recently…