Stephanie Bodoni and Natalia Drozdiak report: Google runs the risk of hefty fines from the European Union’s beefed-up data-protection watchdogs after consumer groups accused the search-engine giant of abusing tools that track users’ location. Seven European consumer organizations on Tuesday said they would file complaints with their national regulators, who now have powers to levy…
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New Law Could Give U.K. Unconstitutional Access to Americans’ personal information, human rights groups warn
Trevor Aaronson and Sam Biddle report: Nine human rights and civil liberties organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department today objecting to a potential agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom that would give British law enforcement broad access to data held by U.S. technology companies. The possible agreement stems from the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use…
Inventor of the Web Prepares to Launch Web 3.0, Predicts Privacy Revolution
C. Mitchell Shaw writes: The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, believes that “the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas.” To correct that and “restore the power and agency of individuals on the web,” Berners-Lee is preparing…
Google Reveals Plans to Monitor Our Moods, Our Movements, and Our Children’s Behavior at Home
Phil Baker reports: Patents recently issued to Google provide a window into their development activities. While it’s no guarantee of a future product, it is a sure indication of what’s of interest to them. What we’ve given up in privacy to Google, Facebook, and others thus far is minuscule compared to what is coming if…