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…
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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…
Data Snooping Gets Apple in Trouble
Apple has been hauled up by German data regulator, Bavarian State Authority for Data Protection, regarding privacy concerns arising out of the mobile phone software, Carrier IQ, which tracks customer usage. Thomas Kranig, head of the data regulator said, “We read in the press about the privacy concerns the software may pose and decided to…
The Cookie Crumbles for Amazon Privacy Plaintiffs – Del Vecchio v. Amazon
Suggested musical accompaniment to this entry “Another One Bites the Dust.” Venkat Balasubramani summarizes a recent order to dismiss in a federal action against Amazon Plaintiffs sued Amazon, alleging that Amazon’s use of “flash” cookies and certain browser “tokens” was misleading. In a putative class action, Del Vecchio asserted claims against Amazon under the Computer…