Google is not the publisher of defamatory words that appear in its search results, the High Court ruled yesterday. Even when Google had been told that its results contained libellous words, it was not liable as a publisher, said Mr Justice Eady. The search giant’s US and UK operations were sued in England by a…
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Summary of findings and Facebook’s response
Facebook has responded to the report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on complaints it received about Facebook. The Commissioner’s report summarizes their findings this way: Allegations Not Well-Founded 379. With regard to New Uses of Personal Information, Collection of Personal Information from Sources Other than Facebook, Facebook Mobile and Safeguards, and Deception and Misrepresentation,…
Privacy Commish: Facebook has privacy gaps
The popular social networking site Facebook is not doing enough to protect the personal information it gets from subscribers, and it gives users confusing and incomplete information about privacy matters, Canada’s privacy commissioner said on Thursday. “It’s clear that privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook, and yet we found serious privacy gaps in…
Check cc details to reduce insurance fraud
An insurance company is implementing a series of measure, including checking an industry database for mismatches in credit card details, in order to cut down on fraudulent claims. The move follows the release of the latest ABI figures which show insurance fraud has increased by nearly a quarter in the past two years. New recruits…