Jennifer Baker reports: Critics were worried that the European Union’s privacy directive on browser cookies could make virtually every website in Europe illegal. But most EU member countries ignored the May 25 deadline to implement the directive, so e-commerce didn’t skip a beat. Only Denmark, Estonia and the U.K. have taken steps to implement the…
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NebuAd Deep Packet Inspection Lawsuits Sputter — Deering v. CenturyTel & Green v. Cable One
Venkat Balasubramani writes: The alleged monitoring and use of ISP subscribers’ internet activity for advertisement targeting purposes by NebuAd spawned a slew of class actions. NebuAd shut down, leaving plaintiffs to go after the individual ISPs who partnered with NebuAd. (“Turning Out The Lights: NebuAd.”) Plaintiffs have not had much luck with their claims against…
Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner seeks leave to Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta is evidently not happy at all with a recent ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal and wants to challenge it. According to a June 1 press release from his office: Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work has filed an Application for Leave to appeal…
Comments of the World Privacy Forum regarding the proposed consent order in The Matter of Ceridian Corporation, FTC File No. 102 3160
The World Privacy Forum offers comments on the proposed consent order, In the Matter of Ceridian Corporation, FTC File No. 102 3160. The World Privacy Forum is a non-profit, nonpartisan public interest research group that focuses on consumer education as well as analysis and research of privacy issues, including issues relating to health care privacy,…