Paul Ohm, who has highlighted the problems with supposedly anonymized data, has published a forceful commentary on Netflix’s recent announcement of their new contest. Ohm writes, in part: Although I give Netflix a pass for its past privacy breach, I am astonished to learn from the New York Times that the company plans a second…
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Hyatt Hotels puts binding corporate rules in place for data transfers
Out-Law.com reports that Hyatt Hotels has become just the fifth company operating in the UK to use a complex process that allows it to send personal data around the world without breaking EU rules. It has signed up to use Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). They explain the background: The European Union’s Data Protection Directive prevents…
Do social network acquisitions run roughshod over privacy?
Attorney Venkat Balasubramani has a commentary on the issue that begins: Did Facebook’s acquisition of FriendFeed comport with FriendFeed’s privacy policy? In arguing this point, lawyers may debate the nuances of the policy, but consumers are largely left in the dark. Most observers pegged the recent acquisition by FriendFeed of Facebook and by Mint of…
How Facebook tried to put a shine on $9.5m privacy suit
Bobbie Johnson of Guardian’s Technology Blog is not happy that Facebook announced its Beacon-related settlement on Friday: There are few things that make me more suspicious of a company than when they push out some sort of news announcement late on a Friday afternoon. It’s almost always bad news, purposely intended to miss the news…