Michelle Leung reports: In March 2014, Google fell under fire for scanning emails in Apps for Education, a collection of online tools and services that include Google Drive and Google Mail. Now, nearly two years later, four UC Berkeley students and alumni filed a lawsuit against Google Inc. on Wednesday, alleging that UC Berkeley emails were…
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How a Small Company in Switzerland Is Fighting a Surveillance Law — And Winning
Jenna McLaughlin reports: A small email provider and its customers have almost single-handedly forced the Swiss government to put its new invasive surveillance law up for a public vote in a national referendum in June. “This law was approved in September, and after the Paris attacks, we assumed privacy was dead at that point,” said…
Delaware: Companies selling on the internet must display privacy policies
Mark Williamson of Clyde & Co reminds everyone: The US state of Delaware, which is home to many globally-recognised businesses, now requires privacy policies to be prominently displayed on commercial websites that collect “personally identifiable information” (PII). The new rules are contained in the Delaware Online Privacy and Protection Act (DOPPA), which came into force…
Privacy warriors plead with FCC to wield sword of net neutrality against snooping ISPs
Shaun Nichols reports: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been urged to put in place stronger protections for broadband subscribers’ privacy. A letter [PDF] written by a coalition of 59 activist groups from across America demands that FCC chairman Tom Wheeler fast-tracks proposed rules that would restrict the ways broadband service providers can collect and share…