On May 2, Annabelle Dickson, Mark Scott, and Tom Bristow reported: Britain’s tough new plan to police the internet has left politicians in a stand-off with WhatsApp and other popular encrypted messaging services. Deescalating that row will be easier said than done. The Online Safety Bill, the United Kingdom’s landmark effort to regulate social media giants,…
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To become an Amazon Clinic patient, first you sign away some privacy
Geoffrey A. Fowler writes: Amazon has a new low-price health service called Amazon Clinic. For as little as $30, you can message online with a clinician from an Amazon partner who will write you a prescription for anything from covid-19 to herpes. But there’s a hidden cost to Amazon’s Clinic: your privacy. This is how…
New Tool Shows if Your Car Might Be Tracking You, Selling Your Data
Joseph Cox reports: A new tool that is free to use for consumers aims to better inform people about the types of data their particular car manufacturer might be collecting and sharing about their identity and driving patterns. The Vehicle Privacy Report tool, made by automotive privacy company Privacy4Cars, is based on a manual and automatic analysis…
Google Beats Class Action Over Retention of Video-Viewing Info
Christopher Brown reports: Google LLC defeated a proposed class action alleging it retained information about users’ video-watching histories in violation of video-privacy laws in New York and Minnesota. Neither of the laws on which the plaintiffs based their claims—the New York Video Consumer Privacy Act and the Minnesota Video Privacy Law—contained a private right of…