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Category Archives: Online Privacy
CA Online Privacy Law Getting Enforced by State AG
Here is the letter being sent out to online app developers and related companies notifying them that they lack a privacy policy for consumers reasonably accessible on their website. This is a warning letter asking for the developers to respond … Continue reading
Google+ Bests Facebook on Privacy?
First off, I haven’t been invited to beta test Google+ so I’m not going to laud or whine about its features and benefits. However, this article on how Google+ handles privacy makes me believe that Google might have a better … Continue reading
Judges Ruling: Good & Bad News for Facebook
In a recent ruling, a federal court judge stated that plaintiffs in a class action failed to show how they were injured by the “Find a Friend” feature on Facebook. The bad news for Facebook is that the company’s terms … Continue reading
Google Buzz Settlement Finally Final Final
This has been dragging out far longer than the time Buzz got itself in trouble long enough to be the target of class action privacy violation lawsuits. At long last various privacy advocacy groups will receive funds along with more … Continue reading
CA Social Media Privacy Has Another Chance
Last month, SB 242, the California bill on social media privacy failed to get the votes to move forward. It appears the bill has another chance next week when it could come up for reconsideration. The San Francisco Chronicle has … Continue reading
CA Privacy Bill Conflict with Fed Proposal?
A California Senate Bill - SB242 proposes to force social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and others to prompt users to create their privacy settings before they register with the website rather than the current approach which creates default settings … Continue reading
FTC Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy
Yesterday, the Senate held hearings the state of online privacy and the FTC issued this report. Here is a summary of the “Do Not Track” proposal. Any Do Not Track system should be implemented universally, so that consumers do not … Continue reading
