Martha Neil reports: Jeremy Alcede personally maintained the Facebook and Twitter accounts for his former Texas gun store and shooting range. He thought of them as his own, and didn’t hesitate to inject his political views as he publicized Tactical Firearms in Katy. But a federal bankruptcy judge disagreed, and ordered Alcede to turn over…
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Del. AG announces four privacy bills
Legal News Line reports: Delaware state legislators and Attorney General Matt Denn on Friday announced four bills that he says will help strengthen privacy laws when it comes to the Internet and social media. … The bills would tackle four different areas of online activity including: a Victim Online Privacy Act, a Delaware Online Privacy and…
NC House to outlaw ‘revenge porn,’ ‘catfishing’
Laura Leslie reports: The state House will vote Wednesday on a trio of bills seeking to crack down on so-called “revenge porn,” online impersonation or “catfishing,” and the online posting of bedroom or bathroom photos or videos taken without the subject’s knowledge or consent. Read more on WRAL.
Beyond Google: Here are four search engines that respect your privacy
I remember how exciting it was when we had our first search engine that was more privacy protective. Now there’s a fourth option. AFP reports: According to StatCounter, more than 9 out of 10 online searches today use Google, leaving its competitors, Bing and Yahoo!, fighting for scraps. And yet, a few other players are…