Catching up on some news I missed or neglected to post…. Hayley Tsukayama reports: A study released Thursday by the Government Accountability Office suggests that the government could do more to protect consumer privacy when it comes to mobile device location data. The report, which was requested by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), concludes wireless companies are not…
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Google told to fix privacy policy by EU data regulators
BBC reports: EU watchdogs have said Google’s privacy rules do not comply with their laws. It follows the firm’s decision in March to consolidate 60 separate privacy policies into a single agreement. The move allowed it to pool data from across its products, including use of its video site YouTube, social network Google+ and web…
Facebook removes two-factor authentication mobile numbers from search
Lucian Constantin reports: Facebook users who have associated a mobile phone number with their accounts in order to enable the “Login Approvals” security feature can no longer be found on the website based on those phone numbers, the company said Monday. Facebook’s search system provides reverse lookup functionality that allows users to find other people…
EU regulators want Google to obtain consent to bundle data – Reuters
Reuters has seen the letter EU regulators are sending to Google over their March 2012 privacy policy consolidation and changes. According to multiple sources, the regulators will be asking Google to make some changes. Claire Davenport of Reuters reports: Google must spell out its intentions and methods for combining data collected from its various services, and…