LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services, which it widely advertised by displaying the CEO’s Social Security number on the side of…
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McDonald’s Demands Franchise Applicants Reveal Intimate Details
Der Spiegel reports that McDonald’s franchise application process may violate German privacy law: According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, those wanting to partner with the fast-food chain Subway must agree to a background check “in accordance with anti-terror legislation” such as the US Patriot Act. The report must also include information about the applicant’s character,…
Yahoo! deal with Nectar will link online ads with offline purchases
Shoppers will have internet adverts displayed to them based on their offline shopping habits in a new scheme being developed by internet publisher Yahoo! and customer loyalty scheme Nectar. The two companies will link their databases in a bid to better target consumers with relevant adverts and to improve the tracking of ads’ effectiveness in…
Abuse of personal data in Bulgaria continues, official says
Rene Beekman reports: Companies are continuing to collect more personal data than absolutely necessary, Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) chairperson Veneta Shopova said. The practice of scanning or photo-copying ID documents was continuing, despite this being against Bulgarian law, Shopava said in an interview with Bulgarian news agency BTA. Among the companies that…