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...
Google's privacy policies are under investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to see if they are illegal under UK law. The move comes after French data protection regulatory CNIL confirmed that Google had made no attempt to meets...
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 had previously agreed to delete all the data it had gathered in the UK...
Shortly after, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information called on Facebook to delete the feature that recognizes user faces in images and prompts friends to tag them. Database Driving Facial Recognition a Massive Risk...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reopened its investigation into Google's Street View Wi-Fi collecting in light of recent revelations that the firm was fully aware the technology would grab users' data.
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.
The Information Commissioner's Office, meanwhile, used the event to urge all firms not already working on the necessary systems to begin immediately, as the 12-month grace period to comply reaches the half way stage.
Next week the European Commission, The UK Information Commissioner and others will meet to discuss the "state of play" regarding Facebook and what is to be done. Facebook should ensure that any data it collects should be used in the manner that its...
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. To protect the information, this feature is only available after the person confirms his...
Joaquin Almunia, a European Competition Commissioner, told Reuters, "We are trying to determine whether the company holds a dominant position in Internet search. Google previously indicated that they were opposed to the mass deletion since it would...
ULD Commissioner Thilo Weichert for the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, said "the social network's plugin, which allows Internet users to express their appreciation of something online, illegally puts together a profile of their Web...
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...
Beyond that, consumers may forgo the reported ability to earn commissions from "selling" the right to track their behavior or allow the use of their personal information," the FTC commissioner noted. FTC Commissioner J.
We must clearly say: What Google offers is not enough," Johannes Caspar, commissioner for data protection in Hamburg where Google Germany is based, was quoted as saying in a local paper earlier this week.
Information Commissioner Christopher Graham, in referring to the e-mails, passwords, and other data Google inadvertently collected off unencrypted wireless networks with its Street View cars (last month called a "gross invasion of privacy").
Britain's Information Commissioner Christopher Graham announced plans to launch a new investigation into the incident. Canada's privacy commissioner declared that Google violated the country's privacy laws by collecting WiFi data containing...
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. A new permissions model will require third-party applications to inform users about which types of...
So for instance, a search for "David Stern" will produce results for the NBA commissioner, TV writer, theater professor, theologian, venture capitalist, and others who share that name. Ideally, the information about each person will be assigned to...
