The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has ruled member states cannot indiscriminately retain mass phone data to prevent crime.
FTC May Target Google and Facebook’s Data and Algorithms
The Federal Trade Commission may target Google and Facebook’s data, and the algorithms they rely on, as part of a larger antitrust crackdown.
EU Regulators Investigating Google’s Data Practices
Reuters is reporting that European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are asking to look at documents detailing Google’s data collection practices. The EU has already levied hefty fines against Google in past cases, amounting to $8.8 billion in the last two…
Uber: We Don’t Collect Background Location Data, But We Might at Some Point
On July 15, Uber is putting a new privacy statement into effect, and part of it is raising some eyebrows. A few paragraphs down in the new policy, under the heading “Collection of Information”, you’ll find this: Location Information: When…
The NSA Can Use Incidental Data Under Certain Conditions
One of the scariest parts about the NSA’s spying program is its collection of incidental data – information that may or may not be about American citizens that just so happens to be picked up with information on non-U.S. targets.…
Consumer Watchdog Says We Are Google’s Product
California’s Consumer Watchdog met with the city’s Assembly’s Transportation Committee today, to discuss opposition to SB 1298, Google driverless car legislation. They say, strong privacy for those who use the highways is a must if Google’s Driverless car legislation is…
What Will the FTC’s Privacy Framework Do?
When the Federal Trade Commission released its final report on privacy last week, it made several recommendations for the future of privacy. Thus far, it has received both praise and criticism for the framework it laid out.