Despite earlier reports that suggested that Facebook had somewhat acknowledged a problem identified by Symantec, it seems that Facebook is now denying any leak of member profile data. Jaikumar Vijayan reports: Facebook today denied that it may have accidentally exposed personal user data to advertisers and other third parties for several years, as claimed this week…
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on mobile privacy puts Apple and Google in the hot seat
Yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and Law hearing on “Protecting Mobile Privacy: Your Smartphones, Tablets, Cell Phones and Your Privacy.” was followed intensely by privacy advocates. The subcommittee, chaired by Senator Franken, heard testimony from Jessica Rich of the Federal Trade Commission, as well as fromJason Weinstein of the DOJ, Guy “Bud” Tribble…
Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia orders insurance company to stop collecting personal information
VICTORIA — In an order released on May 6, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner ruled that Economical Mutual Insurance Company must stop collecting and using credit scores until it provides customers with appropriate notification as required by the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). A man complained that Economical had collected his credit…
Google asks Swiss supreme court to overturn privacy ruling on its Street View service
Frank Jordans of the Associated Press reports: Photographs of streets and houses in Switzerland could disappear from Google’s maps unless the country’s supreme court overturns a ruling requiring an absolute guarantee of anonymity for people pictured in its popular Street View service, the company said Wednesday. The Internet search giant said it wants the Swiss…