Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 14, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had issued orders to nine social media and video streaming companies, requesting information on how the companies collect, use and present personal information, their advertising and user engagement practices and how their practices affect children and teens. The orders will assist the…
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Amazon Sued For Wiretapping Drivers’ Closed Facebook Groups
Kirsten Errick reports: On Friday, Amazon Flex Driver Drickey Jackson alleged that Amazon “wiretapp(ed) the electronic communications of Amazon Flex Drivers’ closed Facebook groups,” according to a class action complaint filed in the Souther District of California. The complaint noted that “in addition to its own drivers, Amazon contracts out to over 800 service delivery partners. These…
New report shows Google tracks 80% of the Web, with Amazon likely to overtake Facebook as second-worst privacy threat
Glyn Moody writes: It’s no secret that practically every Web page we visit is infested with trackers. On its own, that would be bad enough. But most trackers are used in order to aggregate enormous quantities of data. Taken together, these create extremely detailed profiles that reveal many things about us, include some pretty private…
Google and Amazon fined for cookies breach by French privacy regulator
Sam Shead reports: France’s data protection regulator, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, issued Google and Amazon with substantial fines on Thursday for breaking rules on online advertising trackers, known as cookies. The watchdog ordered Google to pay 100 million euros ($121 million) and Amazon to pay 35 million euros. The CNIL said both companies had breached Article 82 of…