The central question in the privacy debate that EFF and our partners at the ACLU of Northern California and the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley have been having with Google about Google Book Search is whether this exciting new digital library/bookstore is going to maintain the strong protections for reader…
Category: Business
Massachusetts revises ID theft regulations
In keeping with Governor Deval Patrick’s commitment to balancing consumer protection with the needs of small business owners, Massachusetts Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Barbara Anthony today announced adjustments to Massachusetts’ identity theft regulations that maintain protections and also reinforce flexibility in compliance by small businesses. The updated regulations will…
Second class-action lawsuit against West Publishing
West Publishing Corp. has been hit with another class action lawsuit over its alleged sale of motor vehicle records for purposes prohibited by the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. The firm was hit with another similar class-action lawsuit earlier this month in Illinois. This second one is in federal court in Florida [pdf]. According to…
Facebook Cornering Market on E-Friends
Facebook just bought the rights to nearly everything you do online. And it cost them only $47.5 million. Facebook’s purchase of FriendFeed, an obscure social-media platform, is potentially momentous. To understand why, we must understand FriendFeed, a start-up that is ubiquitous among techies and unknown to everybody else. It’s a sleek application that acts as…