Jaikumar Vijayan reports: All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010. The law (download PDF) is designed to ensure that companies…
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Privacy Alert: O2 Accused Of Sharing Mobile Surfers’ Phone Numbers
Ingrid Lunden reports: O2, one of the largest mobile operators in Europe, says that it is currently investigating accusations that it is sharing its customers’ mobile numbers with websites visited while surfing on the carrier’s mobile data network. […] Lewis Peckover, a web systems administrator in London, said he first noticed the issue yesterday, when he was…
Google announces upcoming changes that affect your privacy
A change by any other name is still a change. Google announced some upcoming changes in its official blog. While the consolidation of privacy policies is a Good Thing, other changes are already receiving a negative reaction. The main change is that they will be integrating more user information across services if you are…
International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World
Katitza Rodriguez of EFF writes: This January 28 marks International Privacy Day, the day that the first legally bindinginternational privacy treaty was opened for signature to Member States in January 28, 1981. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent privacy threats around the world and describing a few…