Sarah Schmidt reports: The majority of Canadians don’t seem too bothered by companies tracking their digital footprint to come up with targeted advertising, new research has found. Being recorded on closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) or being body-scanned at airport security also meet with little more than a shrug, according to a report on online engagement…
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Lawsuit Against Google for Scanning Minors’ Emails without Consent
Ah yes, because we needed yet another potential class action lawsuit against Google. Melissa Maalouf writes: On 11/15/12, a class action complaint was filed on behalf of a 16-year old child against Google, alleging that Google scans emails sent by minors for advertising purposes, which is in violation of federal and state laws (see A.K. v….
Amazon Settles Privacy Case
Wendy Davis reports: Amazon has settled a lawsuit alleging that it circumvented the privacy settings of Internet Explorer users, according to court papers filed on Thursday. Details of the settlement, including any financial terms, have not been made public. The deal puts an end to a case originally filed by Nicole Del Vecchio and Ariana Del Vecchio…
Facebook takes another shot at settling privacy lawsuit over Sponsored Stories
Dan Levine of Reuters reports that Fraley v. Facebook may be closer to settlement: A U.S. judge said he would consider whether to preliminarily approve Facebook’s second attempt to settle allegations the social networking company violated privacy rights. Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg rejected a proposed class action settlement over Facebook’s ‘Sponsored…