A German educational foundation for reading faced criticism on Thursday for allowing food company Nestlé to collect information on children via an online learning game. But the group claims it was unaware of the practice. […] The game directs young players on a treasure hunt through ancient pyramids as they solve riddles about good nutrition….
Category: Non-U.S.
Google Italy & Privacy: Not What You Might Think
Ryan Calo writes: Reading through Italian news coverage of the Google Italy case, another picture emerges. User privacy may well be at issue, but not in the way you probably think. I grew up in Italy and now research and teach Internet law in the United States. When I heard about the verdict against three…
O2 condemns lawyers targeting alleged file-sharers
Jane Wakefield reports: Mobile firm O2 has stepped into the row over thousands of controversial letters that are being sent to alleged illegal file-sharers in the UK. It condemned the attempts “by rights holders and their lawyers to bully or threaten our customers”. The row centres around UK law firm ACS:Law and its client DigiProtect,…
Police accessed 140,000 phone calls and texts last year
Tom Clifford reports: Police have defended intercepting or retrieving information from more than 140,000 calls and text messages last year and targeted critical politicians who have demanded the police stop for acting on “erroneous information,” but a lawyer has described the police action as “excessive state interference in the privacy of citizens” and a danger…