Survey: Facebook information should be regulated. Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent, The Guardian, Thursday June 5 2008. · Nine out of 10 say rules should govern social sites · Press watchdog could expand internet remit Nine…
World realizes Google home page is ‘illegal’: “ Beauty is advertising, advertising beauty Five years later, an army of privacy-minded watchdogs has suddenly realized the Google home page is illegal.… “ (Via The Register –…
World+dog ignores Sweden’s Draconian wiretap bill: “ ‘If your email crosses our border, we tap it’ Sweden is on the verge of passing a far-reaching wiretapping program that would greatly expand the government’s spying capabilities…
Canada Investigates Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations: “Canada’s federal privacy commissioner begins an investigation into Facebook after four students complain that it violates Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without proper consent. (Via Wired…
Facebook ‘violates privacy laws’: “Social networking site Facebook is accused of 22 counts of privacy breaches by a Canadian group.” A copy of the complaint is available here. (Via BBC News.)
Bits: California Privacy Chief Says Google Should Improve Disclosure: “Joanne McNabb, the chief of California’s Office of Privacy Protection, said Google is not following her office’s guidelines because it refuses to put a link to…
Bits: Is Google Violating a California Privacy Law?: “A 2003 California law says Web sites must put links to their privacy policies on their home pages. Google doesn’t do this, saying users can simply search…
Prosecutors investigate Deutsche Telekom over data misuse: “German prosecutors have begun an investigation into allegations of data misuse by telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom. Today’s announcement follows the company’s admission earlier in the week that phone…
British newspaper websites liable in France for privacy invasion: “Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in…
FIPR slams central communications database: “ Suggested and rejected years ago A proposal for a central database covering all electronic communications has been heavily criticised by members of the Foundation for Internet Policy Research.… “…