Dan Goodin reports: The US government filed more than twice as many demands for data about Google users than another other country in the past six months, according to figures the search behemoth supplied Monday.What’s more, according to the Google Transparency Report, Google fully or partially complied with the US demands in 94 percent of the…
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Personal Information is Not Property Under California Unfair Competition Law
Craig Hoffman writes: On May 12, 2011, a California federal court dismissed substantive claims in a class action privacy lawsuit against Facebook. The plaintiffs alleged eight causes of action under federal and state law, claiming that Facebook shared users’ personal information with advertisers without the users’ consent. Although the judge found that the plaintiffs had standing…
A third of consumers withhold personal information online, DMA study claims
Oliver Luft reports: More than one in three consumers withhold entirely information that could be used to identify them while engaging with brands online, a new study has found. […] The number of consumers willing to provide name, address and email details has seen a substantial drop over the past six months, according to the…
Dutch parliament passes legislation on cookies opt-in
The lower house of the Dutch parliament has passed legislation requiring websites to get visitors permission before installing tracking cookies. The controversial legislation went through various versions before passing, from requiring permission for all cookies to mandating an opt-in only for third-party cookies that collect personal information or pass that information on to third parties….