Their press release from January 18, 2024: In a complaint filed today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Accountable Tech called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate tech giant Google for failing to promptly delete location records of users’ visits to abortion clinics and other sensitive facilities despite publicly promising it would do so. Google retains and processes…
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Meta Asks Court to Halt FTC Privacy Proceedings Pending Appeal
Tonya Riley reports: Meta Platforms Inc. urged a federal appeals court to block Federal Trade Commission proceedings to revise a 2020 privacy agreement until its appeal of a district court decision allowing the agency to move forward is decided. The FTC launched proceedings to reopen the 2020 agreement in May 2023, leading Meta to sue in federal court…
NSA purchase of Americans’ personal data from brokers is illegal, senator says
Suzanne Smalley reports: Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday asserted that National Security Agency’s (NSA) purchase of Americans’ internet records from data brokers is illegal based on a recent Federal Trade Commission ruling, The Oregon Democrat released documents showing senior defense officials acknowledging they buy commercial data, including internet metadata and information associated with phones located…
Google’s Tracker to Abortion Clinics Spurs Complaint to FTC
Tonya Riley reports: Google hasn’t followed through on promises to delete sensitive user-location information, including visits to abortion clinics, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday and provided to Bloomberg Law. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, a nonprofit privacy research and advocacy group, is asking the FTC to investigate the Alphabet Inc. unit for “unfair…