Web media giant Yahoo said it is adopting a “Do Not Track” online tool to allow visitors to opt out of data collection by advertisers. The announcement by Yahoo comes the same week the Federal Trade Commission praised the online industry for voluntarily adopting Do Not Track mechanisms to protect the privacy rights of consumers….
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Girls Around Me app raises concerns about stalking
Violet Blue reports that concerns over an app have led FourSquare to close API access to the app. Facebook does not seem to have responded yet: The app Girls Around Me is being labeled “a wake-up call” for Facebook privacy. It’s a sexual predator’s wet dream. Girls Around Me is an app that merges Facebook…
Judge Allows Actress Suing IMDb Over Age Revelation to Go Forward on Lawsuit
Eriq Gardner reports: Huang Hoang, the actress who sued IMDb for revealing her real age, got a small boost Friday in Washington federal court. The judge overseeing the case has decided that Hoang’s allegations that IMDb breached contract and violated laws on consumer protection are plausible enough to continue. But the judge also offered some…
Will Google ‘Koreanize’ privacy policy?
Kim Yoo-chul reports: U.S. Internet giant Google is in talks with telecommunications regulators here over the possibilities of tweaking its privacy policy for Korean users to abide with local laws, several industry sources said. It remains to be seen how willing Google is to change its policy for Koreans, particularly as it has been serious…