In a statement, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information accepted that Google had made a mistake but said that the firm could not be allowed to get away with it. Google did cooperate in the clarification thereof and...
This has led to police investigations and action by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) against the firm, although no fines or legal action has ever been taken. Google's WiFi data collection incidents gave the company a huge privacy black...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has confirmed it is in discussion with Google to ensure the search giant is complying with all necessary UK data laws following the reports about privacy settings being bypassed.
Many of the complaints they’ve filed with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner* involve Facebook’s continued storage of data users believe they have deleted. As we move into the era of the Open Graph and apps that autopost your activities, users...
Joaquin Almunia, a European Competition Commissioner, told Reuters, "We are trying to determine whether the company holds a dominant position in Internet search. Google’s collection of WiFi data has come under fire previously, with several European...
Canada's privacy commissioner has asked Google to undergo an independent, third-party audit of its policies after her office found the Internet giant's lack of privacy programs led it to wrongly collect and hold confidential information of...
Canada's privacy commissioner declared that Google violated the country's privacy laws, which followed news that Spain's Data Protection Agency plans to fine Google between due to the Wi-Fi data Google collected with its Street View cars.
Canada's privacy commissioner yesterday declared that Google violated the country's privacy laws, which followed news that Spain's Data Protection Agency plans to fine Google between €60,000 and €600,000 ($84,000 and $840,000) per offense due to...
Facebook has been working with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to come up with solutions to concerns that the office has. Included will be reasons for date of birth data collection, account memorialization for deceased users, the...
