Julia Love of The Recorder reports: A federal judge has disposed of one of the most mature privacy class actions filed against a Silicon Valley company, concluding that plaintiffs’ claims against Apple Inc. were doomed by their ignorance of its policies. In an order issued Monday evening, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple’s motion…
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Privacy advocate files complaint against Google in 14 EU countries over “shared endorsements”
Simon Davies has lodged a complaint against Google with 14 countries’ data protection officials about the “shared endorsements” policy. You can read his complaint here. Of particular note here, Simon alleges that Google’s policy is deceptive and unfair (see pp. 5-6 of the complaint). Our Federal Trade Commission has the authority to enforce when businesses…
The Limits of Harvesting Users Online
Ashkan Soltani writes: The state of New Jersey recently announced a $1 million settlement with E-Sports Entertainment, LLC over allegations that the company installed malware on its customers’ computers. The Attorney General claimed that E-Sports’ software allowed the company to use its customer’s computers to mine for Bitcoins without the user’s knowledge, generating thousands of dollars in…
Washington’s overall take on data brokers muddled
Alex Byers and Erin Mershon report: Privacy advocates and trade groups are clashing over how to build consumer protections into the fast-growing data broker industry as they await the results of two long-running investigations that could shape Washington’s approach to the sector. Both the Federal Trade Commission and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee launched…