Kelly Fiveash reports that Consumer Watchdog will be able to file a brief opposing the FTC-Google settlement. Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit outfit, has until 21 September to submit a friend-of-the-court brief expressing its views on the deal struck between the FTC and Google. US district court judge Susan Illston granted [PDF] attorneys representing the group the right…
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Paying Lip Service to Privacy
Jeffrey Roman writes: News of Google’s $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission has come and gone, yet privacy issues reflected in the case remain a concern. Where are the gaps and how can companies fill them? Attorney Francoise Gilbert offers details. “Many companies just pay lip service to privacy,” says Gilbert of the IT Law…
5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions
Avi Charkham writes: Do you know how many apps access your personal information on Facebook? Check your Facebook apps permissions and get ready for a surprise. In fact, Facebook keeps “improving” their design so that more of us will add apps on Facebook without realizing we’re granting those apps (and their creators) access to our personal information….
German consumer protection group threatens lawsuit if Facebook doesn’t stop sharing users’ info with apps without express consent
Associated Press reports: A consumer protection group [in] Germany has sent Facebook a ‘cease and desist’ letter that claims the social-networking website breaches German privacy law. The Federation of German Consumer Organizations says Facebook has one week to stop automatically giving third party applications information about its users without their explicit consent. The group said…