Okay, by now any headline connecting Facebook to a privacy breach almost doesn’t seem newsworthy, but this one is big. Emily Steel and Geoffrey A. Fowler report: Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people’s names and, in some…
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Google ordered to reveal identities of YouTube uploaders (updated)
Carla Franklin, a business consultant who was offended by videos of her being uploaded to YouTube without her consent and by comments calling her a “whore” said she wants to sue the people who uploaded the video and made the comments, but to do that, she needs Google to reveal their identities. And for…
The origin of Privacy Man
G.W. Schultz writes: This week, Elevated Risk introduced you to the coolest new superhero around. He’s a masked crusader, just like all the greatest superheroes, and his name is Privacy Man. The Department of Homeland Security created Privacy Man to teach bureaucrats how important it is to responsibly handle sensitive personal information contained in government…
Coming soon to your pharmacy: Police accessing your prescription records
From The Associated Press: Starting next year, dozens of states will begin knitting together databases to watch prescription drug abuse, from powerful painkillers to diet pills. With federal money and prodding, states are being asked to sign onto an agreement allowing police, pharmacies and physicians to check suspicious prescription pill patterns from Nevada to North…