Nick Statt reports: Google is facing a new lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday, alleging the company violates the privacy of students who use free Chromebooks provided to schools through the company’s G Suite for Education platform. […] The data the suit accuses Google of collecting includes sensitive information…
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How to identify and remove KidsGuard ‘stalkerware’ from your phone
Important reporting and advice from Zack Whittaker, who also reported today on the stalkerware app known as KidsGuard. And if the name doesn’t sound familiar to you, don’t assume that you don’t have it on your phone. Check.
Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law
Eric Russell reports: Four national associations that represent internet service providers have sued Maine officials over a law that requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before sharing or using personal data. The law, which passed last year and is set to go into effect in July, is among the strictest consumer privacy protections in the…
Trump’s next health care move: Giving Silicon Valley your medical data
Darius Tahir and Adam Cancryn report: The Trump administration’s push to give patients more control over their health records could turn over a massive trove of very personal data to giant tech companies, app designers and data brokers. If proposed policy changes go through, patients would be able to download their health records on to…