Category Archives: Privacy Policy
France fines Google nearly $57 million for first major violation of new European privacy regime
France fines Google nearly $57 million for a first major violation of new European privacy regime By: Tony Romm Google has been fined nearly $57 million by French regulators for violating Europe’s tough new data privacy rules, marking the first …
Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking
Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking By Emily Birnbaum A coalition of more than 75 consumer groups is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Google for allegedly manipulating Android users into having their location tracked …
Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’
Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’ By David Mclaughlin Leading privacy watchdog groups lashed out at the US Federal Trade Commission for siding with the advertising industry as part of an initiative to update consumer-data protections. The …
Brave New World: Ticketmaster to Roll Out Facial Recognition, Sparking Privacy Concerns
Brave New World: Ticketmaster to Roll Out Facial Recognition, Sparking Privacy Concerns By Elisha Brown Facial-recognition technology used to be the stuff of dystopian nightmares, but now your face may be used as a phone passcode or a concert ticket. …
Best Chrome extensions to protect your online privacy and security
Best Chrome extensions to protect your online privacy and security By Jerry Hildenbrand The internet has become more than just a fun tool and is now considered a necessity the same way electricity and indoor plumbing are. You can do without it, …
Stop saying ‘privacy,’ start saying ‘data protection’
Stop saying ‘privacy,’ start saying ‘data protection’ By Paris Martineau Privacy policy, in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal — and with Europe’s new data protection regulations kicking in soon — it’s been used a lot, and understandably so. Companies …
Why you should be reading the privacy notices choking your inbox
Why you should be reading the privacy notices choking your inbox By Mona Ibrahim You may be wondering what’s going on, or how it impacts you personally. I’m a lawyer who has been working with companies trying to deal with …
Facebook could theoretically owe the FTC $7.1 trillion for recent data scandals
Facebook could theoretically owe the FTC $7.1 trillion for recent data scandals By Rachel Kaser Facebook might soon have a bigger adversary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which could put Facebook on the hook for more money than even its redoubtable …
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without parental consent
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without parental consent By Robin Kurzer A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection …
EUROPE’S NEW PRIVACY LAW WILL CHANGE THE WEB, AND MORE
EUROPE’S NEW PRIVACY LAW WILL CHANGE THE WEB, AND MORE By Nitasha Tiku On May 25th the power balance will shift towards consumers, thanks to a European privacy law that restricts how personal data is collected and handled. The rule, called General …
