Tag Archives: Disclosures
Ancestry Made Its Privacy Policy More Transparent, but It Still Claims to Own Your DNA
Ancestry Made Its Privacy Policy More Transparent, but It Still Claims to Own Your DNA By Kristen V. Brown AncestryDNA, owned by the company behind family-tree website Ancestry.com, has taken at least one step toward making its policies more transparent. The …
All the Ways Your Smartphone and Its Apps Can Track You
All the Ways Your Smartphone and Its Apps Can Track You By David Nield The little pocket supercomputers we all constantly carry around with us aren’t just supplying us with useful information, they’re also collecting a host of data on us …
Do your homework to protect privacy with popular DNA test kits
Do your homework to protect privacy with popular DNA test kits By Tammy Palmer DNA test kits are popular gifts during the holidays. Many people order them just to see where their ancestors are from. But there are other ways …
Data privacy policy just as important as the security measures protecting it
Data privacy policy just as important as the security measures protecting it By Aaron Melgar A lot of emphasis has been placed on data security from hackers or ransomware, but the latest data governance regulations also set provisions around privacy and access to the data. …
The FTC and FBI are shining the spotlight on your kid’s smart toys
The FTC and FBI are shining the spotlight on your kid’s smart toys By Janis Kestenbau The FTC has announced that it has updated its COPPA compliance plan for businesses to make inescapably clear that internet-enabled toys and other “internet of things” (IoT) …
Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps
Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps By Dani Deahl A federal class action lawsuit filed in California alleges that the Walt Disney Company is violating privacy protection laws by collecting children’s personal information from 42 …
How airlines store and share your information
How airlines store and share your information By Anastasiya Bolton and Anna Staver, KUSA What kind of information does an airline collect about you as a passenger? And who can access it? For answers, we reviewed the privacy policies of Frontier, …
Meet the 15 Stars Whose (Undisclosed) #Spon Brought the FTC’s Wrath on Instagram
Meet the 15 Stars Whose (Undisclosed) #Spon Brought the FTC’s Wrath on Instagram By Bettina Mangiaracina Now that Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland is charged with fraud, this is the perfect time to list off those top 15 influencers who promoted …
“Smart” bench gathers data to help urban planners meet public’s needs
“Smart” bench gathers data to help urban planners meet public’s needs By Jill Odom It seems that there is a “smart” version of every basic object nowadays, but an intriguing one for landscape designers who design public spaces is the smart bench. One …
Thousands Agree to Clean Port-a-potties for Free Wi-Fi
Thousands obliviously agree to clean port-a-potties for free Wi-Fi By Rebecca Wilkin Public Wi-Fi provider Purple recently attempted to determine if anyone actually reads terms and conditions before hitting “agree.” Spoiler: they do not. In a clever experiment, the UK-based company added …
