Bryan Lowry reports: Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about data the bureau has collected from banks, cellular companies and social media platforms in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. […] Hawley’s questioning focused on data the bureau has collected in its investigation — rather than on the causes…
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Judge in Google Case Disturbed That Even ‘Incognito’ Users Are Tracked
Joel Rosenblatt reports: When Google users browse in “Incognito” mode, just how hidden is their activity? The Alphabet Inc. unit says activating the stealth mode in Chrome, or “private browsing” in other browsers, means the company won’t “remember your activity.” But a judge with a history of taking Silicon Valley giants to task about their data collection…
Privacy Debated in Fight Over Google Chrome Browser History Tracking
Matthew Renda reports: A federal judge chastised lawyers representing Google for splitting hairs during a hearing Thursday over whether the company is illegally collecting private information from users of the Chrome internet browser. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh said she was “disturbed” by Google’s rationale when discussing how the company’s privacy policy relates to…
Former Pilot Charged Again for Internet Stalking
Studies of cyberstalkers have highlighted that there are different types of cyberstalkers or motivations of cyberstalkers. Those who are revengeful stalkers or obsessed stalkers who had previously had a relationship with their victim or target often do not control themselves or stop themselves from their criminal and pathological conduct, despite orders of protection or even…