Duncan Robinson reports: A French regulator has fined Facebook €150,000 for breaching data protection laws in the social network’s latest spat with European authorities over privacy. The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés imposed the sanction after finding that Facebook was collecting information on users for advertising “without having a legal bases”. Read more…
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IE: Dara Quigley case: inquiry under way into possible privacy breach
Sarah Burns reports: The office of the Data Protection Commissioner has said it is examining the leaking of Garda footage of the late journalist and blogger Dara Quigley. […]Ms Quigley (36) took her own life on April 12th, five days after she had been detained by gardaí under the Mental Health Act. She had…
After Edina police demand search data, Google turns over one record
You had to know I’d do a follow-up on the story where a Minnesota judge issued a search warrant for anyone who Googled a victim’s name in an entire US town. Did law enforcement’s strategy work? We don’t yet know. Miguel Otárola reports that once the search was narrowed, there was only one record produced by Google from…
Illinois Senate OKs internet privacy measure
AP reports: Illinois senators have narrowly approved legislation to give individuals the right to find out what information online companies collect on them. The proposal passed 31-21 on Thursday. It would also allow internet users to determine which third parties companies such as Facebook or Google are sharing their personal details with. Companies would be…