Gregg Keizer reports: Apple today denied that it tracks iPhone and iPad users, saying that “users are confused” about the issue. In a statement posted on its Web site, Apple defended the practice, but admitted that there were bugs in its software that would be fixed “in the next few weeks” with an update to…
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Shock: iPhones store location data (Gimme a break…)
Mike Elgan writes: Location data retention sounds like a medical condition. In a way, it is. And your phone’s probably got it. We heard about a new scandal this week. iPhones, we discovered, keep a record of every place you’ve been, or, at least, every place your phone’s been. That data is stored in a…
Coming up Tuesday: SCOTUS hears data-mining case Sorrell v. IMS
Lyle Denniston writes: The Supreme Court holds one hour of oral argument on Tuesday on the scope of constitutional protection for the modern phenomenon of “data-mining,” the creation of usable information out of masses of stored computer entries. The case is Sorrell, et al., v. IMS Health, et al. (10-779). Arguing for the state of…
Maker of Rascal Scooters to Pay $100,000 for Violating FTC’s Do Not Call Rules
The manufacturer of Rascal Scooters, used by disabled and senior consumers with limited mobility, will pay $100,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally called millions of consumers who had chosen to avoid unwanted telemarketing calls by listing their phone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry. The FTC alleges the firm…