Andrew Feinberg reports: Google is pushing back against a Federal Communications Commission proposal to fine the Internet company for snooping on people’s Wi-Fi networks using equipment in its Google Street View cars. […] Google denied it had obstructed the probe by not making personnel available, saying it had let the commission take testimony from “everyone…
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The FBI Workaround For Private Companies To Share Information With Law Enforcement Without CISPA
Kashmir Hill writes: A debate is currently raging in Washington, D.C. and various politically-engaged spots on the Internet over CISPA, a bill that promises to increase cybersecurity by giving private companies carte blanche to hand over information about cyberthreats they see on their networks. Lawmakers have seemingly decided the best way to fight cybercriminals is to deputize private industry…
Here Are 20 Companies Who Sell Your Data (& How To Stop Them)
Jon Mitchell writes: Meet the data brokers. There’s a whole industry full of companies who make their money buying and selling our personal information. The FTC is working on busting this dark racket wide open, but in the meantime, they’re out there. Who are they? Can we stop them? Read on to find out. Read more on…
Wireless providers side with cops over users on location privacy
Declan McCullagh reports: The nation’s largest wireless providers oppose a proposed California location privacy law that would require police to obtain search warrants to track a wireless customer’s whereabouts, CNET has learned. […] S.B. 1434 would also require wireless providers to divulge “the number of times location information has been disclosed,” and how many times…