Alex Howard discusses the recent uproar on Twitter after journalist Guy Adams’ account was suspended for tweeting the email of an NBC executive to whom viewers could complain about NBC’s Olympic coverage. The account has been reinstated, and Twitter broke its usual silence on individual cases to discuss what had happened and why. But that’s…
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Google ‘in breach’ of UK data privacy agreement
From the BBC: Google has admitted that it had not deleted users’ personal data gathered during surveys for its Street View service. The data should have been wiped almost 18 months ago as part of a deal signed by the firm in November 2010. Google has been told to give the data to the UK’s…
Skype denies police surveillance policy change
BBC reports: Microsoft’s online message, phone and video chat service Skype has denied making changes to its system “in order to provide law officers greater access” to its members’ conversations. It follows reports suggesting infrastructure upgrades had made it easier to hand on users’ chat data. Skype has now posted a blog saying the changes…
Mobile Privacy Lawmaker Invites the Anti-SOPA Forces to the Drafting Table
Dan Rowinski writes: …. Every month, a new story arises of how a mobile app failed to protect user information. Or how an advertising network violated consumer privacy. These stories highlight a very real issue: Policies that effect how technology interacts with consumers have not kept pace with innovation. Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) understands that…