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Google fined $7 million for collecting personal data with Street View
Google struck a deal with US authorities Tuesday to pay a $7 million fine for collecting people’s personal data without authorization as it combed neighborhoods for its Street View service. In a legal settlement with 38 states, the Internet giant agreed to destroy emails, passwords, and web histories it harvested…
Facebook to have privacy policies audited for two decades under finalized deal with FTC
Facebook will submit to external audits of how well it guards users’ data under the terms of a settlement finalized Friday with US authorities concerned about privacy abuses. The deal with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was announced in November and then subjected to a public comment period that recently…
User privacy key as Facebook goes public
NEW YORK — Respect for privacy and the personal data of of its hundreds of millions of users is going to be an even greater concern for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street. “We might see a public Facebook that’s now facing more scrutiny…
EU takes on Internet giants over people’s personal data
The European Commission launches Wednesday a controversial bid to compel Internet giants such as Google or Facebook to give users more control over their personal data or face fines. The proposal championed by EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding would force web companies to get consent from customers to collect their data, explain how it will be used, and…
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