Alastair Stevenson reports: Microsoft has issued a statement denying claims suggesting devices running its Windows 7 mobile operating system are illegally collecting users’ location data. […] First reported by Reuters, the new lawsuit against Microsoft was filed in a Seattle federal court Wednesday. The suit claims that Microsoft intentionally created software on its Windows 7…
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Facebook faces major Irish privacy investigation
Roisin Burke reports: Facebook faces a major probe by the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) following ‘big brother’ type privacy complaints. Facebook’s Dublin HQ will be subject to a massive audit by the Irish watchdog after a group in Austria lodged 17 complaints, claiming that even after Facebookers delete information the social media giant’s Dublin HQ keeps…
Online anonymity or pseudoanonymity is a threat – but only to businesses’ marketing plans
Two articles about online anonymity that you may wish to read: Efic Pfanner’s piece, “Naming Names on the Internet,” in the New York Times and Ben Grubb’s piece, “Death of anonymity online has net users fuming,” in The Age. As both articles suggest, there is a strong sense in some circles that arguments about accountability are…
Norway: Hunt For Student File-Sharers Thwarted By Data Privacy Ruling
enigmax writes: Copyright holders and anti-piracy companies have been dealt a blow in their attempts to monitor and track down student file-sharers in Norway. Following a decision by the Data Inspectorate, universities will not be allowed to spy on the online activities of their students and data gathered for network maintenance purposes will kept well…