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?…
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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…
Google’s Privacy Policy Integration Initially Defeats Legal Challenge
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…
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…