Pietro Leone reports on trust-building and data protection: According to the new G2 eCulturesEUROPE Report which surveyed over 6,500 European online users, there is an expectation of brands to handle personal data responsibly, and consumers are open for brands to increase communication and engagement about their privacy policy. These companies must take the opportunity to increase customer…
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Yahoo Japan Shares Fall on E-Mail Privacy Inquiry: Tokyo Mover
Shunichi Ozasa and Naoko Fujimura report: Yahoo Japan Corp. fell the most in three weeks in Tokyo trading as the government said it will question the company about plans to display advertisements based on the contents of users’ e-mail messages. Japan’s largest Internet company by market value fell 1.5 percent, the biggest decline since June…
Facebook to require privacy policies in mobile apps
Elinor Mills reports: Facebook will require developers to include privacy policies in apps used by mobile users on the social network. The move is part of an effort led by the California Attorney General’s office aimed at getting Internet companies to provide better privacy protections for consumers. Read more on CNET.
Facebook settles “sponsored stories” lawsuit
There’s been a lot of coverage in the past two days over the proposed settlement in a lawsuit against Facebook, mentioned previously on this blog. John Ribeiro reports: Facebook has settled a lawsuit in which it was alleged to have used the names and likeness of the plaintiffs without their prior consent in “Sponsored Stories”…