FTC cleared up another big case week – it finalized its settlement with Facebook. Despite receiving numerous comments on the proposed settlement, the Commission approved the final settlement without any changes: Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep…
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Google Will Pay $22.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Misrepresented Privacy Assurances to Users of Apple’s Safari Internet Browser
From the FTC: Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and…
Creepy Quora erodes users’ privacy, reveals what you have read
Graham Cluley writes: Earlier this month, Quora made a decision which changes your privacy on the site. And they did it without asking your permission first. They decided to introduce “Views” – functionality which creepily reveals to others the articles you have been reading. In a trick presumably learnt from a chorus of other uncaring social networking…
App for disposable phone numbers launches
Meghan Kelly reports on disposable mobile phone number app that launched today: Burner launched today, an app that gives you one-off numbers that go dark after you’re done using them. But what happens when those numbers are used by criminals? The privacy-focused company says it is ready to deal with illicit behavior, and will comply…