Amy Miller reports: Plaintiffs attorney Scott Kamber is a privacy watchdog for consumers in the online world. Over the years, he’s filed many class actions against companies over various security breaches of online information. But recently, he’s focused his efforts on a different type of online privacy suit. He’s filed dozens of class actions against…
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FTC Settles with Company that Failed to Tell Parents that Children’s Information Would be Disclosed to Marketers
EchoMetrix, Inc., has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately inform parents using its web monitoring software that information collected about their children would be disclosed to third-party marketers. EchoMetrix sells its Sentry software to parents to allow them to monitor their children’s online activities. When Sentry is installed on a computer,…
Domestic surveillance run amok: actor placed on terrorist watch list
Back in September, we learned about domestic surveillance of environmental protesters and activists who were lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights when it comes to gas drilling. Some of the earlier coverage on this site can be found at Documents show Homeland Security tracks anti-drill groups in PA and Environmental coalition sues PA Emergency Management…
TSA advocacy is just beginning – take action
Despite TSA’s and mainstream media’s attempts to portray National Opt-Out Day as a flop or “fizzle,” I think there is a valid case to be made that the use of social media worked to make more people aware of a serious issue. But a one-day protest and complaining on Twitter is obviously not enough. So…