As if LinkedIn didn’t have enough problems this week, following the disclosure that they had been hacked and millions of passwords posted on a Russian server, Israeli experts point out they have another security problem. Sagi Cohen reports: International social network LinkedIn is collecting personal information from its users without their consent, according to Israeli…
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Swiss Court Orders Modifications to Google Street View
Kevin J. O’Brien and David Streitfeld report: Switzerland’s highest court on Friday upheld Google’s basic right to document residential street fronts with its Street View technology, but imposed some limitations on the kinds of images the company can take. The ruling leaves the service legally intact in Switzerland, which has some of the strictest privacy safeguards…
NJ sues mobile app company for sharing personal info of children with marketers
New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have filed suit in federal court in Newark to stop an educational mobile app developer from collecting personal information from children, then passing on the information to marketers without telling parents. The lawsuit — the first lawsuit filed by the state…
Apple to Release New Tracking Tool for App Developers
Jessica E. Vascellaro reports: Apple Inc. is planning to release a new way for mobile app developers to track who uses their software, according to people briefed on Apple’s plans, the company’s latest attempt to balance developers’ appetite for targeting data with consumers’ unease over how it is used. The new tool, which could be detailed in…