As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal, prerecorded “robocalls,” the FTC is taking legal action to stop two operations that allegedly enabled telemarketers to place hundreds of millions of illegal prerecorded calls to consumers around the country, including many who had registered their phone numbers on the National…
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Bars, stores to use facial recognition technology to increase sales
Lisa Bell of WKMG reports on the expanding implementation of facial recognition technology in stores and malls in Florida and around the country. Should you be concerned? Heck, yes! “It’s not out of the question that 10 years from now we’ll walk down the street and people will be wearing camouflage so they’re not picked up by…
Two lawyers sue Facebook over alleged privacy violations
Steve Lash reports that more lawsuits have piled on in the Facebook tracking matter: Two renowned Baltimore plaintiffs’ attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook Inc., claiming that the world’s most popular social networking website has violated federal and California laws designed to protect the privacy of consumers. William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr. and…
Attorneys General Challenge Google On New Privacy Policy
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…