Attorney General George Jepsen joined with attorneys general of 36 states and territories yesterday in raising strong concerns about a new privacy policy by Google, Inc., scheduled to take effect March 1 for all users of Google products and services. Under the new privacy policy, Google gives itself the freedom to combine users’ personal information…
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Data Collection Arms Race Feeds Privacy Fears
Revelations last week that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies from the companies. They are the latest in a long line of missteps by large Internet companies that have faced little punishment for pushing privacy…
Google Sued by Apple Safari-User Over Web-Browser Privacy
Phil Milford and Jef Feeley report: Google Inc. officials were sued for violating users’ privacy rights on Apple Inc.’s Safari Web browser by bypassing computer settings designed to block monitoring of consumers’ online activity. Google, the world’s biggest Internet-search company, has been dodging privacy settings in Safari, which serves as the primary Web browser on…
Facebook lawsuits sent to SF federal court
Ari Burack reports on the consolidation of Facebook lawsuits: A series of class-action lawsuits contending that the popular social networking site Facebook illegally tracked members’ Internet activity on other websites has been moved to a federal court in San Francisco. At issue are claims that Facebook users had their personal information tracked, collected and stored…