Hamish Barwick reports: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued a formal warning to McDonald’s Australia for sending emails which did not meet the requirements of the Spam Act. An ACMA investigation found that emails sent via the McDonald’s Happy Meal website using the ‘send to friends’ option were sent without ensuring friend’s consent….
Category: Business
The Lawsuits Are Already Filed: Create Your Mobile Privacy Policy Now!
Cormac Foster writes: This month, the state of California sued Delta airlines in a very big way for failure to comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). The suit alleges that the Fly Delta mobile app lacked a conspicuous, accurate privacy policy, and seeks up to $2,500 for each download. Delta quickly threw up a…
Op-ed—A plea to Google: Protect our e-mail privacy
Julian Sanchez (@normative) has an op-ed over on Ars Technica that argues that Google is uniquely positioned to provide users with strong email encryption and he hopes they do. Has he made them a suggestion that’s too good for them to resist? Read his commentary here. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for the link.
Special Report: How foreign firms tried to sell spy gear to Iran
Steve Stecklow reports: In the summer of 2008, Iranian security agents arrived at the family home of Saleh Hamid, who was visiting his parents during a break from his university studies. The plain-clothes agents, he says, shackled him and drove him blindfolded to a local intelligence detention center. There, he says, they beat him with…