Julia Angwin reports: The Wall Street Journal revised its website privacy policy on Tuesday to allow the site to connect personally identifiable information with Web browsing data without user consent. Previously, the Journal’s privacy policy stated that it would obtain “express affirmative consent” to combine personal data with “click stream information” culled from the website. Read more…
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Green Bay Packers to use TSA wands to check fans entering Lambeau Field starting with Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos
More on a disturbing new policy of the NFL: Lambeau Field may seem a lot like an airport beginning Sunday. The Packers will use TSA hand-held wands to check fans entering Lambeau Field starting with the game against the Denver Broncos as part of the NFL’s enhanced security measures. Pat-downs also may be used for…
Under Fire, OnStar Revises Plan To Continue Tracking Former Subscribers
Devin Coldewey reports more on the OnStar kerfluffle that got some Senators involved: Faced with a flurry of criticism from users, sites like this one, and even Congress, OnStar has gone back on at least one of the changes. They relate the update in a brief press release: OnStar announced today it is reversing its proposed Terms and…
Markey, Barton Ask FTC to Chew on Supercookies Issue
John Eggerton reports: The co-chairs of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus have asked the FTC to investigate the use of ‘supercookies’ to collect personal data and track web users’ movements. In a letter to the commission, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said they wanted to know what it has done, or plans…