Wendy Davis reports: … Privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian reports today that Mozilla’s Firefox will soon begin encrypting all Google searches by default. “This is a big deal for the 25% or so of Internet users who use Firefox to browse the Web, bringing major improvements in privacy and security,” Soghoian writes. He adds that query…
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Google Customers Sue Over Changes to Privacy Policy Rules
While Alexander Hanff filed a solo lawsuit against Google in the U.K. over their privacy policy changes, there’s been a potential class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. Sara Forden and Bob Van Voris report: Google Inc. (GOOG) customers sued the company over claims they were deceived by its new privacy rules merging separate policies…
Google fails to contest privacy legal claim (updated)
U.K. privacy advocate Alexander Hanff was so unhappy with Google’s revised privacy policy that he felt it left him no choice but to stop using Android. And so he sued Google for the cost of a new phone, tweeting about his lawsuit. Google didn’t contest the lawsuit and Alex is filing for default judgement today….
Cn: Police look into firm’s database of private info
We may have a new “largest breach ever” if a report out of Shanghai is confirmed. Xu Chi reports: Shanghai police are investigating a local company that reportedly illegally collected private information of more than 150 million residents that they sell to clients for cold calling and other product promotions. Shanghai-based Roadway D&B Co caught police and…