Category Archives: Privacy Policy

Apple Fights False Advertising Class Action on iPhones

Apple Fights False Advertising Class Action on iPhones By Nicholas Iovino Apple attorney told a federal judge that the Silicon Valley giant did not trick customers into paying more for iPhones with false promises about data security. “They know they …

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How to Efficiently Read a Privacy Policy

How to Efficiently Read a Privacy Policy by Sid Kirchheimer Few people regularly do, and no surprise. The typical privacy policy is about 2,500 words — roughly a 10-minute read — sometimes, with enough legalese to make Perry Mason wince. …

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Popular Apps and Websites That Sell Your Anonymized Data

Popular apps and websites reserve the right to sell your anonymized data By Nick Vega Last month, most people learned through a New York Times story that the email decluttering service Unroll.me had been selling anonymized customer data to third parties. …

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Twitter Updates Privacy Policy

Twitter Updates Privacy Policy By Angela Moscaritolo Twitter has announced some privacy policy updates and new tools to give users more control over how their information is used. It should now be a little easier to keep tabs on how …

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What you’re really agreeing to when you accept your smart TV’s privacy policy

What you’re really agreeing to when you accept your smart TV’s privacy policy By Hayley Tsukayama Let’s be honest here — most of us don’t read the privacy policies for smart televisions. And even if we try to, it’s often …

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Unroll.me backlash shows us exactly what’s wrong with privacy policies

Unroll.me backlash shows us exactly what’s wrong with privacy policies By Hayley Tsukayama “Sneaky.” “Dishonest.” “There is no coming back from this.” Those are a few of the things that users of the email service Unroll.me have had to say to the …

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What’s New With LinkedIn’s Updated Privacy Policy

LinkedIn’s updated Privacy Policy will share your profile with more 3rd party services, arrange meet ups and more By Pradeep LinkedIn recently announced that they are updating their updated Terms of Service which includes the Privacy Policy and User Agreement. …

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Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes

Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes By Brian Barrett  The new Amazon Echo Look seems like a logical enough extension of Alexa, the company’s AI-powered digital assistant. Previously, Alexa lived inside speakers. Now, it’s in …

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Ignorance is NO Excuse: 3 Legal Mistakes That Can Spell Doom For Your Texas Business… and Personal Assets

In the struggle and toil of running your own business, there’s one task that is frequently forgotten or pushed to the side. And that task is putting the right legal systems in place to protect your business from an FTC lawsuit.

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