Andrew Orlowski writes: Comment Google isn’t just interested in tracking you, or even very interested. Google tracks you with the defiant zeal of an obsessive stalker. What’s curious is that the American state seems almost as keen on the unfettered collection and use of location data as Google itself. Phones incorporated GPS silicon long before the iPhone launched –…
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NYS AG Announces Results Of “Operation Child Tracker,” Ending Illegal Online Tracking Of Children At Some Of Nation’s Most Popular Kids’ Websites
Viacom, Mattel, Hasbro, And JumpStart Violated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act By Allowing Illegal Third-Party Tracking Technology At Websites For Barbie, Nick Jr., My Little Pony, American Girl, Hot Wheels, And Dozens Of Others Companies Agree To Pay Penalties Totaling $835,000, Adopt Comprehensive Reforms To Protect Children From Improper Tracking From the NYS AG press…
Austrian teenager sues parents for ‘violating privacy’ with childhood Facebook pictures (updated)
CORRECTION AND UPDATE: The story appears to have been a fake and the other case turned out to be well-written satire that I didn’t spot as satire because I stupidly forgot to explore the site. But as Kashmir Hill points out, the Austrian teen fake story raises some important privacy issues. Original post: Justin Huggler reports: A woman in Austria is suing her…
Facebook recommended that this psychiatrist’s patients friend each other
Kashmir Hill writes: Facebook’s ability to figure out the “people we might know” is sometimes eerie. Many a Facebook user has been creeped out when a one-time Tinder date or an ex-boss from 10 years ago suddenly pops up as a friend recommendation. How does the big blue giant know? While some of these incredibly accurate…