Cross-posted from DataBreaches.net: The Federal Trade Commission today asserted that LifeLock violated a 2010 settlement with the agency and 35 state attorneys general by continuing to make deceptive claims about its identity theft protection services, and by failing to take steps required to protect its users’ data. In documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the…
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New York Court Says Facebook Can’t Object to Search Warrants
Patrick G. Lee reports that it was a bad day for user privacy in a New York state appeals court: Facebook Inc. lost a bid to block the biggest set of search warrants the company said it ever received in a case that might affect the amount of information social-media sites turn over to law…
UK: Privacy storm over GP visits: No10 demands details of millions of confidential appointments
Gerri Peev and Jack Doyle report: A Downing Street official has demanded confidential details of millions of GP appointments. Sparking yet another NHS privacy row, she has ordered the firm in charge of bookings at most English surgeries to hand over the sensitive data urgently. The information includes the date, time and duration of appointments…
Obama collecting personal data for a secret race database?
Paul Sperry writes: A key part of President Obama’s legacy will be the fed’s unprecedented collection of sensitive data on Americans by race. The government is prying into our most personal information at the most local levels, all for the purpose of “racial and economic justice.” Unbeknown to most Americans, Obama’s racial bean counters are…