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Max Schrems Vendetta Continues Against Facebook

In March I wrote about Max Schrems one man war against Facebook and their privacy-stealing policy (see post here).  He originally went to the Irish data protection commissioner but withdrew that complaint after it became clear that nothing would get resolved in that venue for years.  Then he went to the Vienna District Court saying […]

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Privacy Group Files FTC Complaint Against Uber

As if Uber didn’t have enough challenges, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a complaint with the FTC against Uber.  EPIC says, in it’s complaint, that Uber’s new privacy policy allows Uber to collect precise customer location information, even if the app is running in the background or the customer has turned off their […]

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Police Finding Few Allies On Encryption Back or Front Doors

Last week the FBI and DoJ testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on IT, asking for an encryption back door (or as the NSA has said they prefer, a front door).  They did not get a very welcome reception.  In fact,  Rep Lieu suggested that they “just follow the damn […]

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