Fran Carter reports: France’s data-protection authority says that Google Inc ‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) privacy report is due in September and will report to other European regulators. According to Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, head of the agency, Google’s responses to the regulator’s second round of questions were delayed by around two weeks and the company’s responses to initial queries…
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Lacking in Facts, Independence, and Credibility: The 2011 NAI Annual Compliance Report
Bob Gellman has responded to NAI’s 2011 Annual Compliance Report with his own analysis: Lacking in Facts, Independence, and Credibility: The 2011 NAI Annual Compliance Report. From his summary: The NAI report provides carefully selected and edited information about its members, the audit process, the qualification of its auditors, and the independence of its auditors. The NAI report…
British Airways: Knowing Me, Googling You
Sheila Shayon reports: British Airways new “Know Me” program aims to Google all fliers so check-in staff can “put a face to the name before the customer sets foot in the airport,” reports the UK’s Telegraph newspaper. BA’s current airline practice to conduct a cursory check of flight manifests for VIPs, such as “chief executives of financial…
Google Near $22.5M Settlement on Safari Breach
Brian Womack reports: Google Inc., owner of the world’s most popular search engine, is nearing an agreement to pay $22.5 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission probe over claims it violated user privacy on Apple Inc.’s Internet browser, a person familiar with the matter said. The settlement would resolve an investigation over how Google used…