I approve! Michael O’Keeffe and Ginger Adams Otis report: Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul scored a big win Thursday in his invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against ESPN. A Florida judge said Pierre-Paul can sue the sports news network and reporter Adam Schefter for posting his private medical records online for millions to see. Read more on NY…
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Tech slams Homeland Security on social media screening
Tony Romm reports: Internet giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter slammed the Obama administration on Monday for a proposal that would seek to weed out security threats by asking foreign visitors about their social media accounts. The Department of Homeland Security for months has weighed whether to prompt foreign travelers arriving on visa waivers to disclose…
Settlement Likely in Google Email Case
Matthew Renda reports: A federal judge Thursday refused to let hundreds of university students, staff and faculty sue Google as a class for scanning their emails and using them for profit, and a settlement appears likely. “I will not consolidate these cases,” U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said at an afternoon hearing. “I just don’t…
With Windows 10, Microsoft Blatantly Disregards User Choice and Privacy: A Deep Dive
Amul Kalia writes: Microsoft had an ambitious goal with the launch of Windows 10: a billion devices running the software by the end of 2018. In its quest to reach that goal, the company aggressively pushed Windows 10 on its users and went so far as to offer free upgrades for a whole year. However, the…