Jeff Kosseff writes: Yesterday, the Article 29 Working Party group of European privacy regulators released a short press release describing the results of its most recent plenary meeting, in which the right to be forgotten was discussed. The “right to be forgotten” refers to a “new” right that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) read…
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Drag Queens Say They Will “Mobilize” if Facebook Doesn’t Change “Real Names” Policy
Lisa Fernandez and Riya Bhattacharjee report: Some Bay Area drag queens say they are “disappointed” with the lack of progress made at Wednesday’s meeting with Facebook over concerns raised about the social networking site’s “real names” policy. Speaking to reporters at San Francisco City Hall, the group said they would boycott Facebook if they could,…
Yahoo blasts new digital death laws, but its privacy argument is self-serving
Summary: Yahoo is claiming that it wants to stand up for the rights of dead users, and resist new state laws that make it easier for heirs to access online accounts. Its privacy argument appears disingenuous. Read the article by Jeff John Roberts on GigaOm.
LinkedIn Feature Exposes Email Addresses
Brian Krebs writes: One of the risks of using social media networks is having information you intend to share with only a handful of friends be made available to everyone. Sometimes that over-sharing happens because friends betray your trust, but more worrisome are the cases in which a social media platform itself exposes your data in the name of marketing….