Chris Marshall reports: Apple may be liable for sending unauthorized iPhone user information to the third parties behind applications, but the application developers are in the clear, a federal judge ruled. The plaintiffs in the consolidated class action have sufficiently showed that Apple was responsible for transmitting the personal information of iPhone, iPad and iPod…
Category: Business
How Microsoft and Yahoo Are Selling Politicians Access to You
Lois Beckett writes: Microsoft and Yahoo are selling political campaigns the ability to target voters online with tailored ads using names, Zip codes and other registration information that users provide when they sign up for free email and other services. The Web giants provide users no notification that their information is being used for political…
Spokeo to Pay $800,000 to Settle FTC Charges Company Allegedly Marketed Information to Employers and Recruiters in Violation of FCRA
From the FTC: Spokeo, Inc., a data broker that compiles and sells detailed information profiles on millions of consumers, will pay $800,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it marketed the profiles to companies in the human resources, background screening, and recruiting industries without taking steps to protect consumers required under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This…
Virgin Media denies intention to monitor commuters’ emails
Sophie Curtis reports that Virgin Media has clarified its Terms & Conditions to make clear that they never intended to snoop on communications, even though their T&C appeared to reserve that right unrestrictedly: Virgin Media has amended a clause in the terms and conditions for users of its London Underground Wi-Fi service, which went live…