Back in September, I linked to a number of news stories in the U.K. about how TalkTalk had become the talk of the privacy community for trialing a program that tracked its users’ web browsing. The purpose of the tracking was to develop a malware system that would warn its customers when they clicked on a…
Category: Laws
MS Phone Spoofing Law Called Unconstitutional
Tracey Dalzell Walsh reports: Two telecom companies say Mississippi enacted an unconstitutional law that prohibits electronic “spoofing”: using devices that disguise the calling phone number, so caller ID systems cannot tell where the call is coming from. […] The plaintiffs say that only Congress or the Federal Communications Commission have the power to impose such…
As California Goes, so Goes the Nation? Part One
Tanya Forsheit kindly breaks down the recent changes in California insurance regulations that had me confused as to what, if anything, they mean for consumer privacy. As background, she writes, in part: The California changes actually have greater significance than may be apparent on a quick glance. Although rarely noted in the media coverage, State…
In: Legal action on personal data misuse
Surabhi Agarwal reports: New Delhi: In what may change the way banks and cellphone companies as well as official agencies collect and process information about individuals, the government is proposing legislation that will empower citizens with sweeping rights to legal recourse against any misuse of personal data. The first draft of the proposed legislation has…