The EU’s high court – the Court of Justice of the European Union – said this week that web sites including search engines must ask users to opt in to sharing of their data. Web sites such as Google know that if users have to actively do something for the sole purpose of allowing Google […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Consumers have been wrestling for years now about access to their personal data. There are many non-bank financial products such as Mint and WalletGyde that help consumers manage their money, but it has always been a fight between the banks and these companies (of which there are at least hundreds, maybe more). As a group, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last year the FCC proposed a rule requiring Internet Providers to get your permission before selling your data. The rule was set to go into effect in April. The large ISPs – AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and others – didn’t like this rule since it affected their revenue. They said that Facebook and Google didn’t need […]
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