Dan Goodin reports: Contrary to public claims, Apple employees can read communications sent with its iMessage service, according to researchers who have reverse engineered it. The finding, delivered Thursday at a Hack in the Box presentation titled How Apple Can Read Your iMessages and How You Can Prevent It, largely echoes the conclusion Ars reached in June. Read more…
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Texas Attorney General Seeks to Stop Sale of Online Private Customer Information
Citing privacy concerns, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott objected in federal bankruptcy court to the sale of online dating service True.com’s 43 million-member database. The database and web site are owned by Plano-based True Beginnings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection more than a year ago and is in the process of selling its…
Five Public Interest Groups Underscore Opposition To Settlement In Google Privacy Suit
Consumer Watchdog has issued the following press release: Consumer Watchdog joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and three other public interest groups today in re-iterating their opposition to a proposed $8.5 million settlement in a class action suit against Google for privacy violations in the way it handled users’ search data because proposed recipients…
Facebook Eases Privacy Rules for Teenagers
Vindu Goel reports: Facebook has loosened its privacy rules for teenagers as a debate swirls over online threats to children from bullies and sexual predators. The move, announced on Wednesday, allows teenagers to post status updates, videos and images that can be seen by anyone, not just their friends or people who know their friends. Read…