Geoffrey A. Fowler and Emily Steel report: Facebook Inc. said that a data broker has been paying application developers for identifying user information, and that it had placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice. The announcement, which Facebook made on its developers’ blog Friday, follows an investigation by…
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Protect our privacy, say Malaysian consumer groups
Shahrim Tamrin has gotten privacy on the front page of the Malay Mail. In an article on October 25, Tamrin reports that an investigation by the paper found that personal information was being bought, sold, or traded, without any knowledge of those whose information it was. When the reporter asked the source of the databases…
A Google Map of Google Maps’ Legal Troubles
Austin Carr writes: Italian officials today launched a probe into Google, which has been accused of collecting mounds of personal information through unsecured Wi-Fi networks with its Street View cars. This is just the latest in a long line of governments looking into the matter, from Australia to Germany to South Korea. We’ve found it…
FTC to Google re Wi-Fi data capture: case closed
The FTC has closed its investigation into the Google Street View wi-fi mess without levying any fines or penalties. A copy of the FTC’s letter to Google can be found here. It apparently helped Google that they announced a new Privacy Director and other changes in response to other countries’ investigation into the situation. Hat-tip,…