Paul Mozur, Raymond Zhong and Aaron Krolik report: As China encourages people to return to work despite the coronavirus outbreak, it has begun a bold mass experiment in using data to regulate citizens’ lives — by requiring them to use software on their smartphones that dictates whether they should be quarantined or allowed into subways,…
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After their data sharing was exposed by a Consumer Reports investigation, GoodRx promised to improve their data privacy
Thomas Germain of Consumer Reports recently wrote report on GoodRx, a program to help people get discounts on their prescription medications. The headline, “GoodRx Saves Money on Meds—It Also Shares Data With Google, Facebook, and Others.” pretty much captured the heart of Consumer Report’s concerns and findings. Caught out publicly, GoodRx reportedly responded and CR…
FB, Twitter, Google threaten to shut services in Pak over new internet law
IANS reports: A coalition comprising digital media giants Facebook, Google and Twitter (among others) have spoken out against the new regulations approved by the Pakistani government for social media, threatening to suspend services in the country if the rules were not revised, it was reported. In a letter to Prime Minster Imran Khan earlier this month, the Asia Internet…
FCC to propose fines for U.S. cellphone carriers over consumer data disclosures
David Shepardson reports: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies at least $200 million in total for improperly disclosing some consumer real-time location data, two people briefed on the matter said on Thursday. The FCC is expected to announce the proposed fines on AT&T Inc, Verizon…