A German educational foundation for reading faced criticism on Thursday for allowing food company Nestlé to collect information on children via an online learning game. But the group claims it was unaware of the practice. […] The game directs young players on a treasure hunt through ancient pyramids as they solve riddles about good nutrition….
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Google Italy & Privacy: Not What You Might Think
Ryan Calo writes: Reading through Italian news coverage of the Google Italy case, another picture emerges. User privacy may well be at issue, but not in the way you probably think. I grew up in Italy and now research and teach Internet law in the United States. When I heard about the verdict against three…
States give inmates access to personal data of others
Peter Eisler reports: Prisons in eight states let convicts work in jobs that give them access to Social Security numbers and other personal information for the public, despite years of warnings that the practice should end, a federal audit finds. Most of the prisoners hold jobs processing public records for federal, state and local governments,…
Britain passes tough new internet piracy bill
Emma Woollacott reports: Britain’s House of Lords has approved a bill allowing the government to shut down illegal file-sharers. Music companies are delighted. But British Telecom, Google and Facebook aren’t: they think illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than cut off. Last week, in a letter to the Financial Times, they said the proposed amendment…