Karl Timm reports: The Hartford Fire Insurance Company has filed at least two suits against insureds seeking a declaration that CGL policies it issued do not provide coverage for Song-Beverly claims filed in the wake of the Pineda decision. Hartford filed suits in Illinois federal court against Euromarket Designs, Inc. (a/k/a Crate & Barrel) and in New Jersey…
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Apple Sued by South Korean IPhone Users Over Location Data
Jun Yang reports: A group of South Korean users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone sued the company in a local court, claiming it invaded their privacy by allowing the smartphone to collect location data without their consent. About 27,000 people joined a class-action suit against Apple’s South Korean unit and headquarters, seeking 1 million won per…
Google improving privacy policies, says information commissioner
Josh Halliday reports: Google has “taken reasonable steps” to improve its privacy policies since its Street View mapping cars unlawfully captured data last year, theinformation commissioner said on Tuesday. The internet giant vowed to improve how it handles users’ data in November, after the Information Commissioner’s Office ruled it committed a “significant breach” of the data protection act when…
NARC To Start Enforcing Privacy Principles
Wendy Davis reports: The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Review Council said today that it will start formally enforcing privacy principles for online behavioral targeting. Those principles require ad networks and other companies engaged in behavioral targeting to notify consumers about data collection via an icon and allow them to opt out of receiving targeted…