Snapchat settles FTC Privacy Promise Charges
Snapchat agreed to settle charges brought by the FTC that claimed that messages sent on the app did not disappear as the company had promised. The settlement stipulates that Snapchat will face...
View ArticleChinese Tech Giant Lenovo Preinstalled “Spyware” on Personal Computers
Chinese PC maker Lenovo found itself in hot water this past week as the company admitted to preloading many of its computers with adware or...
View ArticleFacebook Owns the Patent to Your Face
Facebook has gone literal and now it owns your face. The company now owns the trademark to the word “face,” as well as the technology behind your “faceprint.” More recently Facebook is patenting...
View ArticleSafe Harbor 2.0? Maybe. Please Welcome the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield
E.U. and U.S. regulators reach an agreement on a new framework for transatlantic data transfers after the 2015 invalidation of the Safe Harbor Framework. On...
View ArticleFacebook is under fire in Germany
Facebook was recently fined $109,000 for the IP clause in its Terms and Conditions, while still running into more troubles in Germany.
View ArticleThe Privacy Shield: The Saga Continues
This blog post is a continuation of previous posts which can be found here, here, and here. In early February 2016, E.U. and U.S. regulators...
View ArticleAlexa: Friend or Foe?
How much is your privacy worth? Devices like the Amazon “Echo” are popular for their unique capabilities but present us with a number of unacknowledged...
View ArticlePublished Patent Application Gives Insight on Facebook’s Latest Data...
Have you ever seen an advertisement on Facebook and wondered how such an ad could be curated to your personal interests or recent browsing history? ...
View ArticleWho are You More Concerned about Having Your Data: the Government or the...
American adults are concerned about privacy, specifically who collects data on them and what data is being collected on them. This blog post focuses on the government collecting data and what the...
View ArticleWho Are You More Concerned With Having Your Data: The Government or The...
American adults are concerned about privacy, specifically who collects data on them and what data is being collected. This blog post focuses on the private...
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