Man Ordered to Hand Over Email History In Suit Against Facebook


A federal judge in the case of a man suing Facebook for part ownership has ruled in favour of the social media giant, ordering the complainant, Paul Ceglia, to hand over access to every...

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comScore Facing Lawsuit, Accused of Privacy Violations


comScore Inc. has allegedly violated U.S. electronic communications privacy laws, resulting in a lawsuit being filed Tuesday against the online data tracking service. comScore is accused...

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Groupon Responds to Privacy Concerns Around Location Tracking


Location-based offers are in the works for daily deal giant Groupon, and concerns around privacy policies were answered Thursday, when the company responded to questions from Congress’...

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Mobile App Developer Settles with FTC on Children’s Privacy Violations


The US Federal Trade Commission has fined mobile app developer, W3 Innovations, for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting and disclosing personal...

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Hacker-Group Anonymous Targets MyBart.org After BART Blocks Cell Service


San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the latest victim of ‘hacktivist’ organization, Anonymous, after the group infiltrated MyBart.org and posted the personal information...

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