Joseph Cox reports: An academic institution has been providing information to the FBI that led to the identification of criminal suspects on the dark web, according to court documents reviewed by Motherboard. Those suspects include a staff member of the non-defunct Silk Road 2.0 drug marketplace, and a man charged with possession of child pornography….
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Google’s New “About Me” Page Lets You Control What Personal Info Others Can See
Sarah Perez reports: Worried that Google has too much of your personal data, thanks to the way it has pried into your life over the years as you steadily adopted more of its services, ranging from search to email to productivity apps to YouTube and more? The company is now attempting to address those concerns…
Facebook has 48 hours to change tracking behaviour: Belgian Court (UPDATED)
RTÉ reports: A Belgian court today gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant, or risk fines of up to €250,000 a day, a statement said. The order follows a case lodged by Belgium’s privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks…
FCC screws privacy-conscious consumers, rejects push for ‘Do Not Track’ Internet rules
Dustin Volz reports: U.S. regulators rejected an effort on Friday to force Google, Facebook and other popular web sites to honor “Do Not Track” requests from users, in a setback for digital privacy advocates. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed a petition that would have required Internet giants to let consumers opt out of…