Michael Chertoff has an OpEd in the WSJ: In the cyber age, privacy and security are two sides of the same coin. Digital privacy concerns can’t be separated from security ones, and vice versa. That’s why the government’s response to “Safarigate”—in which Google hacked a popular Web browser, changing users’ settings without their knowledge—is troubling….
Category: Business
Consumer Data, but Not for Consumers
Natasha Singer describes what happens when she tried to learn what information data broker Acxiom holds about her: But after I filled out an online request form and sent a personal check for $5 to cover the processing fee, the company simply sent me a list of some of my previous residential addresses. In other…
Europcar car rental fined €54,000 for illegally collecting personal data
Europcar car rental was fined €54,000 for illegally collecting personal data. The Hamburg, Germany Commissioner for data protection and freedom of information fined Europcar €54,000, after receiving a complaint about this issue. Investigations revealed that the company was tracking the location of a fleet of 1,300 cars without the customers’ consent, which is considered illegal…
LinkedIn can’t be sued under Stored Communications Act – court
FourthAmendment.com points us to a ruling that because LinkedIn is neither a remote computing service (RCS) nor does it provide electronic communication services (ECS), it can’t be sued under the SCA for disclosing search histories to third parties. Low v. LinkedIn Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97012 (N.D. Cal. July 12, 2012). Mali Friedman discusses…