Privacy
Tech companies push back against India’s plan to link social media accounts to Aadhar state identity numbers
The state wants social media usage tied to identity.
Vermont’s data brokers law aimed to bring data traders out of the shadows, but it’s not without limitations
The data law has several pitfalls that other state legislators will be able to learn from.
UK ISP Virgin Media appears to store customer passwords in plain text, sends them to customers by post
This means Virgin Media staff or people who get access to the letter containing the password could maliciously access Virgin Media customer accounts.
Sen. Peters demands answers from Zuckerberg on why Facebook contractors listened to private audio messages
Zuckerberg told Peters during a Senate hearing last year that the idea of Facebook listening to the microphone and using it for ads is a “conspiracy theory.”
Senator Ron Wyden calls on Facebook and Google to end political micro-targeting
Sen. Wyden suggests that Google and Facebook should prevent politicians from uploading lists of specific voters for targeted adverts.
EU watchdogs to look at whether Facebook listening to audio messages is a breach of privacy law
Human contractors listening to audio recordings has been a huge problem brought to light in recent weeks.
Facebook contractors listened to users’ private audio messages
This follows reports of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft also running similar programs where user’s audio recordings are sent to third-party contractors.
Apple facing iCloud lawsuit for allowing Amazon and others to store data
In its “Welcome to iCloud” legal agreement, Apple suggests that only Apple will be taking care of the data.
UK MP slams Facebook’s answers on privacy scandal as “typically disingenuous”
The committee isn’t happen about conflicting evidence Facebook provided.
Niantic won’t let Pokémon Go users delete their accounts and remove their data
Everything they’re doing in the name of a lawsuit seems to go against the GDPR.
Senator Wyden calls for US wireless carriers to stop helping government spy on its own citizens
Section 215 of the Patriot Act is going to expire at the end of this year. Wyden underlined the importance of civic participation, by contacting their senators through mails and calls to ask them not to renew section 215.
PwC will have to work to rebuild trust after shock GDPR fine
Ironically, the company had previously been helping many of its clients navigate the GDPR.