From the FTC: Google Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz, in 2010. The agency alleges the practices violate the FTC Act. The proposed settlement bars the company from future privacy misrepresentations,…
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Want to sing in the Kingston City School District choir? Sure, but only if you take this drug test.
A new policy is going into effect in the Kingston City School District. Meredith Saldana explains: Here’s how it works, parents will first receive a permission slip for their child to be tested. “[…] All students involved in activities like sports or even band and choir, will now have to take a drug test and…
No Privacy on Amazon’s Cloud Drive
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes: Who couldn’t love the idea ofthe new Amazon Cloud Drive? You get at least 5GBs of free cloud-based storage, and its trivial to get 20GBs of free storage on Amazon Cloud Drive. Used in concert with theAmazon Cloud Player you get a fine cloud-based music player that can be used either from…
Privacy: reidentification a growing risk
Melanie D.G. Kaplan interviewed Paul Ohm on the re-identification of supposed-to-be de-identified records. Here’s a snippet of the interview, which you can read in its entirety on SmartPlanet: Earlier this month the Commerce Department released a green paper that proposes a privacy bill of rights. What are your thoughts on this? I think it’s great…