Mark Wilson reports: Twitter has updated its privacy policy, creating a two-lane service that treats US and non-US users differently. If you live in the US, your account is controlled by San Francisco-based Twitter Inc, but if you’re elsewhere in the world (anywhere else) it’s handled by Twitter International Company in Dublin, Ireland. The changes…
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The Relationship Privacy Act passes in Texas Senate
From a press release issued Wednesday by state Senator Sylvia Garcia: Yesterday, Senator Garcia passed Senate Bill (SB) 1135, the Relationship Privacy Act, on the Senate floor. SB 1335 (sic) provides justice for victims who have had nude or sexually explicit images posted on the internet without their permission by someone who is seeking revenge. “I…
Reclaim Control of Your Online Identity With Do Not Track
From the National Film Board of Canada (NFB): An eye-opening personalized look at how online data is being tracked and sold. Starting April 14, the online interactive documentary series Do Not Track will show you just how much the web knows about you―and the results may astonish you. Conceived and directed by acclaimed Canadian documentary filmmaker and…
Danielle Citron Discusses Legal Remedies for Online Harassment
Katharine Goodloe writes: At a talk today with members of Covington’s Privacy and Data Security Group, Danielle Citron highlighted the need for more remedies for victims of online harassment, including women harassed by so-called revenge pornography. Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, focuses on information privacy law and is the author of Hate…