If you suspect you may have a serious disease, you can go into a bookstore and browse for books about your illness, find one that’s useful, and buy it with cash. And you can rest assured that your insurance premiums won’t increase as a result, because there is no way your insurance company can find…
Category: Business
An open letter regarding opt out cookie expirations
Chris Soghoian has posted a data-supported open letter to the NAI about opt-out cookies that is well worth reading. Chris writes, in part: In particular, I would like to draw your attention to the widely varying expiration dates for the behavioral advertising opt out cookies supplied by the various NAI member advertisers. The opt out…
ABA plans for litigation over Red Flags rule
The president of the American Bar Association said Wednesday the group may file a suit by the end of next week if it cannot persuade the Federal Trade Commission to exempt lawyers from new regulations set to take effect Aug. 1. The ABA has been lobbying for months to have lawyers kept out of the…
UK voice technology firm under fire
A UK firm that turns mobile messages into text faces questions over its privacy standards, technology and finances following a BBC investigation. Spinvox’s service aims to convert voice messages into text messages using advanced speech recognition software. But claims to the BBC suggest that the majority of messages have been heard and transcribed by call…