Facebook’s privacy policies are back in the news again, and they reflect a major improvement — to the company’s PR strategy. Otherwise, it’s just the same old deal with the devil… Read more »
The Supreme Court’s ruling this summer over cell phone warrants may have been the beginning, not the end, of the debate over police power to access our devices — as a… Read more »
Disconnect Mobile, an app from a privacy company that screens for tracking software, reappeared briefly in Google’s Play Store, then vanished again. Read more »
The mobile version of Disconnect, a tool that helps users screen malicious ads and ad-tracking, is back in the Google Store after being banned for two weeks. Read more »
Verizon will pay $7.4 million for what appears to be a minor privacy violation, in which the company failed to notify customers of their right to opt out of Verizon marketing campaigns. Read more »
Nicole Wong, who was the closest person the Obama Administration had to a Privacy Officer, just left the job, setting off a debate about sort of person should replace her. Read more »
Google tipped off police that a Gmail user was emailing explicit photos of child abuse to a friend. On Monday, the company provided some details about how it found out what… Read more »
The 11th Circuit issued a decision on Wednesday that found police need a warrant to get data from phone companies that shows users’ locations based on cell towers. Read more »
An FTC investigation into nine big data brokers shows how the companies use inferences to create categories like “Urban Scramble” and “Expectant Parent.” Read more »