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…
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Belgium probes Google Street View data sweep
Belgian prosecutors are investigating Google Inc. for collecting data from private wireless networks while it built its Street View application. The probe was launched after the country’s Privacy Commission lodged a complaint with Belgian authorities. Google acknowledged last year that vehicles taking photographs for the mapping service in several European countries also collected data from…
Germany says wants clarity on iPhone data storage
Apple Inc must clear up “a string of open questions” about user data stored by its iPhone, iPad, and other devices, a spokesman for Germany’s consumer protection ministry said on Thursday. The call follows a similar request made by U.S. Senator Al Franken on Wednesday, which cited a report by security researchers alleging the company’s…
Senator Franken would like some answers from Apple
Following what became a media storm yesterday concerning revelations of a “hidden” or “secret” file that stores unencrypted location data on some Apple devices, Senator Franken posed some questions to Apple. You can read his letter on his web site.