Ed Palattella reports that Aaron’s has responded to a lawsuit that has garnered a lot of media attention: Rent-to-own retailer Aaron’s Inc. is describing as meritless a lawsuit a Wyoming couple filed over claims of invasion of privacy. The Atlanta-based company said it would “vigorously defend itself against” the suit, in which the couple claims…
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Apple updates iPhone to address privacy worries
Apple is updating the iPhone to reduce the amount of time the device stores information about its users’ whereabouts. The software released Wednesday follows through on Apple’s recent promise to revise a feature that logged iPhone users’ movements for up to a year. Apple says the location data won’t be kept for more than a…
PC rental store accused of using webcams, keyloggers on customers
Jacqui Cheng reports: Built-in webcams are becoming more and more common in computers these days, and in turn, they are becoming more and more of a liability. A Wyoming couple is now accusing national rent-to-own chain Aaron’s Inc. of spying on them at home using their rented computer’s webcam without their knowledge. Aaron’s also allegedly…
Industry-created “privacy enhancing” abandonware
Chris Soghoian writes: Industry loves self regulation and why shouldn’t it? Given the choice between strong enforcement by a federal agency, and scout’s honor promises, industry would be foolish to support a strong FTC. Unfortunately, the self-regulatory groups and organizations that are created in response to the threat of regulation are often extremely short lived….