From Courthouse News, word of a lawsuit filed by Anthony Chiu in federal court for the Northern District of California against Apple for violations of the Stored Communications Act, invasion of privacy, and other claims. The lawsuit seems to be based on an Wall Street Journal “What They Know” article and research by Eric Smith of…
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AU: You want a drink? Give us your fingerprints
Natalie O’Brien and Eamonn Duff report: Thousands of clubbers and pub patrons are being forced to submit to fingerprint and photographic scans to enter popular venues, seemingly unaware of the ramifications of handing over their identity. Biometric scanners, once the domain of James Bond movies, are flooding the pub market as the fix-all solution to…
Is True Do-Not-Track a Pie in the Sky?
Richard Adhikari writes about recent browser developments addressing “do not track.” Of particular interest to me, this part of his discussion: Further, the requirements of do-not-track guidelines might create problems, Greenhouse told TechNewsWorld. “An ad that is well-targeted based on other factors that don’t fall under do-not-track could be misinterpreted by the consumer as a…
Connecticut, Google Make Progress in StreetView Prying Battle
Leanne Gendreau reports: The state of Connecticut and Google have reached an agreement over StreetView prying. Between 2008 and September 2009, Google cars toured Connecticut for its StreetView service and, last year, former Attorney General Richard Blumenthal demanded to know what information the company collected from unsecured personal and business wireless networks. Google originally refused…