From the FTC: The operator of the Path social networking app has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books without their knowledge and consent. The settlement requires Path, Inc. to establish a comprehensive privacy program and to obtain independent privacy assessments every other…
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Applebee’s Waitress Fired Over Receipt On Reddit
Amanda Crum reports: The Applebee’s waitress who posted a customer’s check on Reddit because of a note explaining why there was no tip has been fired, and the company has posted a lengthy explanation of the story and their decision on Facebook. The waitress, identified as Chelsea, says she thought it was funny when she…
A Herald News editorial: An unbalanced wiretapping act
An editorial begins: How much leeway should law enforcement be granted to eavesdrop on citizens’ private conversations? That’s a question lawmakers on Beacon Hill will likely be grappling with this year. Legislation filed last week aims to update Massachusetts’ 1968 statute authorizing the use of wiretaps. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was joined by some lawmakers,…
Your employer may share your salary, and Equifax might sell that data
Bob Sullivan reports: The Equifax credit reporting agency, with the aid of thousands of human resource departments around the country, has assembled what may be the most powerful and thorough private database of Americans’ personal information ever created, containing 190 million employment and salary records covering more than one-third of U.S. adults. Some of the information…