Scott Thurm and Yukari Iwatani Kane report: Few devices know more personal details about people than the smartphones in their pockets: phone numbers, current location, often the owner’s real name—even a unique ID number that can never be changed or turned off. These phones don’t keep secrets. They are sharing this personal data widely and…
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European Parliament demands that Commission protect web users from advertising
The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to come up with plans to control online advertising more closely; give internet users more control of their privacy; and stop companies publishing advertising masquerading as opinion. It has asked the Commission to introduce rules that force companies to be more up front about behavioural advertising; that…
Delaware and Massachusetts courts strike down warrantless GPS tracking
From EPIC.org: The Delaware Superior Court has ruled that police must obtain a warrant before using GPS devices to monitor vehicles. The Court said that the Delaware Constitution protects its citizens’ reasonable expectation of privacy from “constant surveillance.” “Everyone understands there is a possibility that on any one occasion or even multiple occasions, they may be…
EFF Location Privacy Victory at Third Circuit Stands, With Implications Far Beyond Your Cell Phone
Kevin Bankston shares the great news: In EFF’s second major privacy victory in as many days, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals todaydenied the government’s request that it reconsider its September decision regarding government access to cell phone company records that reveal your past locations. That means the court’s original opinion — holding that federal magistrates…