Opening salvos? Ivana Kottasová reports: Germany is moving to break up Facebook’s dominant position in gathering data about social media users. The country’s antitrust office ruled Thursday that Facebook is abusing its virtual monopoly in social media by combining data from Instagram, WhatsApp and third party websites. The office said Facebook used the data to…
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Big Telecom Sold Highly Sensitive Customer GPS Data Typically Used for 911 Calls
Joseph Cox reports: This is a breaking news piece. You can read our full investigation here. Around 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer location data, according to documents obtained by Motherboard. The documents also show that telecom companies sold data intended to be used by 911 operators…
Electronic Health Records Vendor to Pay $57.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
From the U.S. Department of Justice: Greenway Health LLC (Greenway), a Tampa, Florida-based developer of electronic health records (EHR) software, will pay $57.25 million to resolve allegations in a complaint filed by the United States under the False Claims Act alleging that Greenway caused its users to submit false claims to the government by misrepresenting…
Does Your Sex Toy Use Encryption?
Jen Caltrider reports: This Valentine’s Day, use protection. To be more specific: use encryption and strong passwords. As the Internet of Things expands, the most intimate devices are coming online. Sex toys and beds now connect to the internet. These devices collect, store, and often share our personal data. Connected devices in the bedroom can…