Linda Sandler reports: LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD:US), which runs a 259 million-member network for professionals, asked a federal judge in California to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of hacking into users’ address books to lure people to the site. The suit is “meritless” because members consented to terms allowing LinkedIn to send invitations to their contacts,…
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Senator Markey Calls on FTC to Investigate Lead Generator Websites for Predatory Lenders
Washington (December 5, 2013) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today called on the FTC to investigate websites operating as “lead generators” that collect personal consumer information and then transmit that data to predatory payday lenders, without…
Android Flashlight App Developer Settles FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers
The creator of one of the most popular apps for Android mobile devices has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the free app, which allows a device to be used as a flashlight, deceived consumers about how their geolocation information would be shared with advertising networks and other third parties. Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, managed…
UK citizen sues Microsoft over Prism private data leak to NSA
Fiona O’Cleirigh reports: A British citizen’s UK court action will test the legal right of Microsoft to disclose private data on UK citizens to the US electronic spying organisation, the National Security Agency (NSA). The case will shine a light on the legality of top secret US court orders which require US technology companies to…