Tag Archives: Terms and Service
Your car is watching you.
Your car is watching you. Who owns the data? By Gopal Ratnam If you’re driving a late model car or truck, chances are that the vehicle is mostly computers on wheels, collecting and wirelessly transmitting vast quantities of data to …
Fighting the Tricks Tech Companies Use to Get Your Data
Why the Checkbox Was Already Clicked: Fighting the Tricks Tech Companies Use to Get Your Data By BEN BRODY, GERRIT DE VYNCK, and BLOOMBERG Two U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill that would ban “manipulative” design features and prompts that let large websites …
At Least One Iowan Impacted by Insurance Provider the FTC Calls ‘Sham’
At Least One Iowan Impacted by Insurance Provider the FTC Calls ‘Sham’ By Ben Oldach At least one Iowa man thinking he’s getting health insurance has fallen victim to what the Federal Trade Commission calls a “deceptive scheme”. According to …
EU orders recall of children’s smartwatch over severe privacy concerns
EU orders recall of children’s smartwatch over severe privacy concerns By Catalin Cimpanu EU warns that ENOX Safe-KID-One smartwatches contain several security flaws that let third-parties track and call children’s watches. For the first time, EU authorities have announced plans to …
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 …
Rochester contractors sued by NY AG for not doing work, deceptive ads
Rochester contractors sued by NY AG for not doing work, deceptive ads By WHAM A home improvement contractor business in Rochester is being sued by the New York State Attorney General’s Office for using fake reviews and not doing work they …
US FTC stops internet marketers from giving deceptive free trial offers
US FTC stops internet marketers from giving deceptive free trial offers By Devdiscourse team A federal district court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop a group of San Diego-based Internet marketers from deceptively advertising free trial offers and …
Gmail’s new ‘confidential mode’ offers more privacy controls — but don’t get too comfortable
Gmail’s new ‘confidential mode’ offers more privacy controls — but don’t get too comfortable By Jaclyn Cosgrove In rolling out major updates to Gmail, Google announced that the popular email service will soon feature a new “confidential mode” that promises …
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. …
