Although not all consumers are impressed, at least some people are pleased with Microsoft’s decision to use default DNT in IE10 for Windows 8. Tony Bradley reports: Microsoft has rattled online advertisers by enabling the ‘Do Not Track’ technology by default in the Windows 8 Release Preview. Despite what the “trackers” might think, though, the…
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EU to sue Netherlands, Portugal, 3 others on telecom rules
Foo Yun Chee reports: EU telecoms regulators will take five member states to court – including the Netherlands and Portugal – for not implementing new telecoms rules aimed at protecting users’ privacy online, a European Commission official said on Tuesday. The other countries are Belgium, Poland and Slovenia, the official said, declining to be identified…
Hulu Reloads Against Privacy-Invasion Suit
Nick McCann reports: Hulu urged a federal judge to dismiss claims that it tells third parties what their subscribers watch without consent. In their amended class action, six Hulu subscribers said the video site “repurposed” its browser cache so a marketing analyst service called KISSmetrics could store their private data. The class also claims Hulu shared…
Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
Grant Gross reports: Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google’s snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company’s level of cooperation with federal inquiries. Representatives Frank Pallone Jr., a New Jersey Democrat, and John Barrow, a Georgia Democrat, called on the…