Megan Geuss reports: In District Court on Wednesday, Hunter Moore, the notorious operator of a now-defunct revenge porn website called “IsAnybodyUp.com,” was sentenced to 30 months in prison on charges of computer hacking and identity theft. Moore’s site posted nude and/or embarrassing photos of people without their consent, often along with the subjects’ names and other personal…
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Cable Company Decides To Shame Overdue Customers By Posting Names On Facebook
Chris Morran writes: There are a lot of reasons you might fall behind on your cable bill — finances are tight, a medical emergency — or maybe, as we’ve heard all too often, the cable company screwed up and hasn’t properly credited your account. But even if you’re just a cheap jerk with no intention…
Facebook bows to Belgian privacy law and stops tracking non-members
Lewis Morgan reports: Remember the Belgian Facebook case last month that saw Facebook fined a staggering €250,000 a day for using cookies to track the activity of non-users? Well, Facebook has now said it will respond by requiring Belgian Facebook users to be logged in to see any content. The 9 November court ruling by…
Google Deceptively Tracks Students’ Internet Browsing, EFF Says in FTC Complaint
Remember when I raised questions about why Google Apps for Education were showing ads to students even though they had signed the Student Privacy Pledge? Google never answered me, but I wasn’t the only one asking questions. And I’m very glad to see this press release from EFF today, even though it doesn’t address the advertising question…