Zack Whittacker reports: ‘Report abuse’ features in Facebook give users access to personal, private and hidden photos that would normally be hidden from view. The flaw, spotted by members of a body building forum, no less, allows Facebook users to access photos revealed by the report abuse tool. Only a handful of images are presented to the…
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Ca: Privacy watchdog unveils new online ad guidelines
Sarah Schmidt reports: Advertisers who track people’s online behaviour better watch their own back. Jennifer Stoddart, Canada’s privacy watchdog, released new online advertising guidelines Tuesday spelling out what advertisers, websites and browser developers can — and can’t — do when it comes to tracking, profiling and targeting people. Read more on Vancouver Sun. Related: Press…
8 companies hit with lawsuit over Carrier IQ software
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: Apple is one of eight companies that have been named in another class-action lawsuit filed over the use of Carrier IQ software in mobile handsets. The lawsuit was filed last Friday in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and accuses Carrier IQ, three wireless carriers, and four handset makers of…
Germany’s War with Facebook and Google Over Privacy
I’ve reported several instances where German data protection authorities have gone after American tech companies and seemingly been more protective of privacy than America. Here’s an article by Heather Horn in The Atlantic about it all: When it comes to conflicts with American tech companies, Germany is the anti-China. The Chinese government wanted Google to…