More on an interesting investigation of Facebook by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner that I noted the other day: the Personal Data Ecosystem Consortium writes: A move by a group around Vienna-based law student Max Schrems has set in motion a process which has now resulted in a formal privacy investigation by the Irish Data Protection…
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Court says that plaintiff did not consent to be pranked by Toyota
Venkat Balasubramani has an update on a lawsuit against Toyota that was mentioned on this site in September 2009. At the time, my reaction to Toyota’s marketing campaign, created for them by Saatchi & Saatchi, was to wonder what the heck they were thinking. To describe the marketing ploy as a Very Very Bad Idea…
Ohio Woman Settles Suit Over Laptop Sex Images
Last month, a federal judge ruled that an Ohio woman and her boyfriend could sue Absolute Software for capturing sexually explicit images on a laptop she purchased without knowing it was stolen. With the trial set to start within days, the case has settled. Andrew Welsh-Huggins of Associated Press reports: … A federal judge ruled…
How AAA Tracks Teen Drivers Without Completely Crashing Their Privacy
Kashmir Hill has an interesting column over on Forbes. Here’s a bit of it: Insurance companies have started offering drivers “roadside assistance” digital devices that can track and locate cars when drivers are in need of help. As Wired notes, State Farm’s On-Star competitor, In-Drive, can do more than just call a tow truck for…