James Vicini of Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether corporations like AT&T Inc can claim personal privacy to prevent the disclosure of government records about them under the freedom of information law. The justices agreed to hear an Obama administration appeal arguing that the law’s personal privacy…
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After Criticism, Scribd Changes Privacy Settings
Wendy Davis reports: Earlier this year, document-sharing service Scribd quietly rolled out the new feature Readcast, which broadcasts the documents people download to other Scribd users. Despite the well-publicized privacy headaches that this type of feature has caused other companies, Scribd launched Readcast on an opt-out basis. That is, the first time people used Scribd…
Kr: Indictments filed over smartphone privacy
Lee Chul-jae and Ser Myo-ja report: Two companies and two of their officials were indicted yesterday on charges of illegally collecting personal information about customers through a software application for smartphones. According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, indictments were filed against TomatoTV, the distributor of the smartphone application, and its developer, Semaphore Solutions…
JP: Advertising billboards use facial recognition to target shoppers
In Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi film Minority Report, an interactive ad shouts to Tom Cruise’s character “John Anderton, you could use a Guinness!” – having identified him by scanning his iris. In Japan, sci-fi prophecy is now becoming reality, with the first digital billboards tailored to passing shoppers tried out in malls. Produced by the electronics…