Karen Freifeld and Joel Rosenblatt report: Google Inc.’s collection of data via Wi-Fi networks was the subject of a conference call among law enforcement officials from 30 U.S. states, according to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. “We’re looking to establish where, when, why, for how long and for what purpose there was this collection of…
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Woman who blames Rogers for exposing affair says she’s not alone
Remember the Canadian woman who is suing Rogers Wireless for consolidating her family’s cell phone bills without her consent, resulting in her husband discovering that she had had an affair? She’s now claiming that there are others out there who have similar complaints about Rogers. Brendan Kennedy reports on the latest in this case: […]…
AU: New fines for direct marketers
Direct marketers will be fined $2200 from August if they fax or call emergency numbers on the expanded Do Not Call Register. Legislation was passed at the end of May to expand the list of forbidden numbers. From late August, product spruikers will be fined $2200 every time they fax advertisements to consumers who have…
Google letter to lawmakers says “sorry” for Wi-Fi breach, downplays harms
Sara Jerome reports: Google is determined to “learn all the lessons we can” from a major privacy breach in which it may have collected users’ personal information from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, the company said in a letter to House Energy and Commerce leaders on Tuesday. In a copy of the letter obtained by The Hill,…