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U.K.’s ICO Warns 75 Web Giants to Mind Their Cookies
75 of the U.K.’s largest online companies received letters of inquiry from the Information Commission Office (ICO) (i.e., the U.K.’s privacy watchdog) asking how those companies intend to comply with...
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E.U. Cookie Law: U.K.’s ICO Says “It’s Complicated”
Starting today, U.K. websites must ask for and get the consent of their users before placing non-essential cookies on their computers. (A “cookie” is a small text file that is served to a computer...
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Victims of Data Breach Would Take Action!
A recent Unisys Security Index survey asked 1,000 individuals in the U.S. what they would do if they learned that their personal information, stored by an organization that they were doing business...
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Data Broker Spokeo to Pay $800,000 Under FTC Settlement
Online data broker Spokeo agreed to pay $800,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it marketed information profiles on millions of consumers to companies that used them for...
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Privacy Basics: Phishing. How Not To Be the Bait
Phishing is a deceptive method in which a criminal sends an email or text that mimics or claims to be from a trusted source (such as a bank, or the Internal Revenue Service, or the Better Business...
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Congress Probes Leading Data Brokers on Dossiers
On Tuesday, the Congressional Privacy Caucus sent inquiry letters to nine of the largest data brokers regarding their privacy practices, including how they collect, analyze and sell consumer...
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California Attorney General Forms New Privacy Unit With A-Team Prosecutors
California’s top attorney, Kamala Harris, announced the launch of the Department of Justice’s Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit, being formed to guard the privacy of Californians by prosecuting...
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Google to Pay $22.5 Million Record Fine to FTC over Safari Tracking
Google agreed to pay a record $22.5 million to settle claims levied by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that Google violated an earlier privacy settlement it had with the agency. Google placed...
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Microsoft Leans Pro-Privacy With Its Do Not Track Browser Settings
Microsoft has caused quite a stir regarding an updated product that hasn’t yet shipped. The new version of its Explorer web browser will be preset to reject tracking of a person’s online movements. The...
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Illinois Bars Employers from Requesting Social Media Passwords
On August 1, Illinois became the second state to amend its workplace privacy law to prohibit employers from asking employees and job applicants for their social media passwords. The change to the...
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