Matthew Ingram comments on this week’s court decision tossing claims against McDonald’s, Interclick, Mazda, and Microsoft for use of “flash cookies.” In this case, the plaintiff tried to argue that the use of “flash cookies” and other methods to track her for advertising purposes, even after she had deleted her cookies, was a breach of the Computer…
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Apple Sued by South Korean IPhone Users Over Location Data
Jun Yang reports: A group of South Korean users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone sued the company in a local court, claiming it invaded their privacy by allowing the smartphone to collect location data without their consent. About 27,000 people joined a class-action suit against Apple’s South Korean unit and headquarters, seeking 1 million won per…
Man reveals secret recipe behind undeletable cookies
Dan Goodin reports: A privacy researcher has revealed the evil genius behind a for-profit web analytics service capable of following users across more than 500 sites, even when all cookie storage was disabled and sites were viewed using a browser’s privacy mode. The technique, which worked with sites including Hulu, Spotify and GigaOm, is controversial…
NebuAd Settles Lawsuit Over Behavioral Targeting Tests
Wendy Davis reports: Defunct ad company NebuAd has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit stemming from tests of its controversial behavioral targeting technology. Two-thirds of the settlement will go toward various privacy organizations, while seven Web users who brought suit will receive between $1,000 and $5,000 each, according to papers…