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…
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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…
RIM’s backdoor sniffed by BBM-snooping Indian spooks
Phil Muncaster reports: Research In Motion is finally set to offer the Indian authorities a permanent system for access to its consumer-focused messaging services with the installation of new Mumbai-based servers. The Times of India was given a government briefing on the matter. It claimed that the servers have been inspected by government officials and…