Juliana Gruenwald reports: Three prominent tech companies have come out in support of privacy legislation offered by a key House lawmaker, saying the bill provides “the appropriate balance.” On Monday, Intel, eBay and Microsoft wrote Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, voicing support for his…
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Creepy factor: Hyatt guest claims she found male employee wearing her underwear
Here’s another example of where a privacy violation can cause emotional harm and distress. What a court will do with this, I have no idea, but see what you think. Ameet Sachdev reports: Dayanara Fernandez of Los Angeles says that when she walked into her room at the Hyatt in Deerfield this summer, she was…
WA: ‘Robo-call’ law in limbo after lawsuit fails
Mike Carter reports on a lawsuit filed by a man who got annoyed with Talbots (the women’s clothing chain) for their automated sales call. He sued them for allegedly violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Washington Automatic Dialing and Answering Devices Act (WADAD). The case was dismissed because the judge ruled that…
UK ad trade body condemns ‘illegal’ cookie respawning
Advertising trade body IAB Europe has condemned the use of technology that reverses consumers’ deletion of tracking cookies. It has told advertisers not to engage in the practice, which it called ‘unacceptable’ and said was probably illegal. The European wing of international digital advertising industry body the Interactive Advertising Bureau has said that though advertisers…