The big privacy news today is the release of the FTC report and discussions of a possible “Do Not Track” system for those who do not want their online activities collected or tracked by businesses. According to David Vladeck, who spoke at a Consumer Watchdog-sponsored conference this morning, the FTC does not believe that it…
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Privacy victory as Firefox plots system to stop firms tracking what you look at online
Daniel Bates reports: The makers of the web-browser Firefox are working on a system which will allow Internet users to stop themselves from being tracked on-line. Mozilla wants to build a mechanism which will allow people to opt out of companies secretly monitoring which websites they visit, currently a common practice. Internet giants like Google…
Facebook, Zynga And Data Broker Rapleaf Named In Privacy Lawsuit
Wendy Davis reports: A Virginia resident has sued data broker Rapleaf, as well as Facebook and game developer Zynga, for violating users’ privacy by allegedly sending their names and other personal information to advertisers. “Defendants inappropriately and unlawfully transmitted sensitive personally identifiable information, including Facebook User IDs … and real names, to third parties,” Barbara…
FTC Settles with Company that Failed to Tell Parents that Children’s Information Would be Disclosed to Marketers
EchoMetrix, Inc., has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately inform parents using its web monitoring software that information collected about their children would be disclosed to third-party marketers. EchoMetrix sells its Sentry software to parents to allow them to monitor their children’s online activities. When Sentry is installed on a computer,…