Marc Rotenberg of EPIC writes: There is a lot of confusion in the United States about last year’s privacy decision in Europe. The European court said Google, a commercial search provider that gathers personal information, should remove links to private information when asked, provided the information is no longer relevant. The court did not say newspapers should…
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MI: Student Government poses Yik Yak resolution
Courtney Morrison reports: Anonymity is considered one of the best benefits of the Internet. People are free to say what they want, how they want, at the click of a button. What happens though when people go too far? On November 7th 2014 student government, here at UMD [University of Michigan-Dearborn], passed a resolution calling…
Google, Viacom win dismissal of children’s web privacy lawsuit
Reuters reports: Google Inc and Viacom Inc won the dismissal of a nationwide privacy lawsuit accusing them of illegally tracking the Internet activity of boys and girls who visited Nickelodeon’s website, in order to send targeted advertising. The lawsuit claimed that Viacom secretly kept track of children under the age of 13 who streamed videos…
DOJ to pay $134K over fake Facebook profile
David McCabe reports: The Justice Department will pay $134,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who was impersonated online by a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officer without her knowledge. The settlement was revealed in a court filing made available on Tuesday. It was first reported by the Associated Press. The woman, Sondra Arquiett,…