Vaughn Highfield reports: Yahoo may no longer be the top-dog of search, but as one of the world’s largest providers of free email services it comes as no surprise that Yahoo wants to keep its customers safe and happy from breaches and email snoopers. So, at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Yahoo unveiled its…
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IL: Kay: Schools should have to get court order for student passwords
Mary Cooley reports: A state lawmaker from the metro-east is pushing legislation that he says will make it more difficult for schools to acquire students’ passwords to their social media accounts. Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, has filed legislation that would amend a state law that went into effect in January 2014. That original law…
Dutch court (II): Google Spain Ruling Not Meant to Suppress News Reporting
Joran Spauwen writes: In the fall of 2014 the Amsterdam Court was offered a chance to shed light on the interpretation of the Google Spain (Costeja) decision of the European Court of Justice, which created a ‘right to be forgotten’. The court then ruled that Google was right to refuse a request from a convicted criminal…
Hey Twitter, killing Anonymity’s a dumb way to fight trolls
Parker Higgins writes: Tor users started reporting last week that they are being prompted more frequently than ever for a phone number confirmation when creating a new Twitter account—or in some cases when using a long-standing account. This development is disastrous for the free speech the platform generally stands for, and will likely not curb the abuse for…