Meet the Scholar Who Diagnosed 'Surveillance Capitalism'
Associated Press | Thursday December 12, 2019
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry. She hasn’t stood still since. In a 700-page book, the Harvard scholar skewered tech giants like Facebook and Google with a damning phrase: “surveillance capitalism.”
Facebook Fights Disclosing App Records in US Privacy Probe
Reuters | Friday November 8, 2019
Facebook had earlier refused to disclose the identities of 10,000 apps deemed suspicious in an internal investigation it launched in the Cambridge Analytica scandal's wake.
Facebook's $5 Billion US FTC Fine Doesn't Mark the End of Its Troubles
Associated Press | Thursday July 25, 2019
Facebook survived its latest brush with US privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the US FTC. But it's far from home free.
National Security Agency Triples Collection Of Phone Records in United States
World News | Reuters | Saturday May 5, 2018
The US National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a US intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
Microsoft Victory in Overseas Data Privacy Case Stands
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 25, 2017
The case has been watched closely for its implications for privacy and surveillance in the digital age.
Microsoft Asserts Clients' Rights in FBI Email Searches Fight
Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg | Tuesday January 24, 2017
Microsoft drew support from tech leaders including Apple, Google and Amazon.com when it sued the Justice Department in April.
New European, US 'Privacy Shield' Data Transfer Pact Unveiled
Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2016
The European Commission said Privacy Shield would place stronger obligations on US firms to protect Europeans' personal data.
European Union Court Sets United States Privacy Pact Ruling for October 6
World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 29, 2015
The European Court of Justice will deliver its ruling next Tuesday on a complaint about privacy on Facebook that has major implications for a data protection agreement between the EU and United States.
Hulu Video Streaming Service Wins Dismissal of US Privacy Lawsuit
Reuters | Thursday April 2, 2015
The court found "no proof that Hulu knowingly disclosed any user as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services."
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data
Reuters | Wednesday July 23, 2014
The judge ruled that Google must face breach of contract and fraud claims by users of Android devices who had downloaded at least one Android app through Google Play.
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data
Business | Wednesday July 23, 2014
Saying his decision was a close call, US District Judge Paul Grewal in San Jose, California, ruled on Monday night that Google must face breach of contract and fraud claims by users of Android-powered devices who had downloaded at least one Android application through Google Play.
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data: Judge
World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 22, 2014
A federal judge rejected Google Inc's bid to dismiss a privacy lawsuit claiming it commingled user data across different products and disclosed that data to advertisers without permission.
US Privacy Board Says NSA Internet Spying Program is Effective But Worrying
World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 2, 2014
The US National Security Agency (NSA)'s data collection program has been an effective tool to enhance the country's security but some elements of the cyber-spying raises privacy concerns, a US federal privacy watchdog said in a report.
NSA Internet Surveillance is Legal: US Privacy Oversight Board
Associated Press | Wednesday July 2, 2014
However, the board urged new internal intelligence agency safeguards designed to further guard against misuse.
US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
World News | Reuters | Friday January 24, 2014
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
Meet the Scholar Who Diagnosed 'Surveillance Capitalism'
Associated Press | Thursday December 12, 2019
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry. She hasn’t stood still since. In a 700-page book, the Harvard scholar skewered tech giants like Facebook and Google with a damning phrase: “surveillance capitalism.”
Facebook Fights Disclosing App Records in US Privacy Probe
Reuters | Friday November 8, 2019
Facebook had earlier refused to disclose the identities of 10,000 apps deemed suspicious in an internal investigation it launched in the Cambridge Analytica scandal's wake.
Facebook's $5 Billion US FTC Fine Doesn't Mark the End of Its Troubles
Associated Press | Thursday July 25, 2019
Facebook survived its latest brush with US privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the US FTC. But it's far from home free.
National Security Agency Triples Collection Of Phone Records in United States
World News | Reuters | Saturday May 5, 2018
The US National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a US intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
Microsoft Victory in Overseas Data Privacy Case Stands
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 25, 2017
The case has been watched closely for its implications for privacy and surveillance in the digital age.
Microsoft Asserts Clients' Rights in FBI Email Searches Fight
Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg | Tuesday January 24, 2017
Microsoft drew support from tech leaders including Apple, Google and Amazon.com when it sued the Justice Department in April.
New European, US 'Privacy Shield' Data Transfer Pact Unveiled
Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2016
The European Commission said Privacy Shield would place stronger obligations on US firms to protect Europeans' personal data.
European Union Court Sets United States Privacy Pact Ruling for October 6
World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 29, 2015
The European Court of Justice will deliver its ruling next Tuesday on a complaint about privacy on Facebook that has major implications for a data protection agreement between the EU and United States.
Hulu Video Streaming Service Wins Dismissal of US Privacy Lawsuit
Reuters | Thursday April 2, 2015
The court found "no proof that Hulu knowingly disclosed any user as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services."
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data
Reuters | Wednesday July 23, 2014
The judge ruled that Google must face breach of contract and fraud claims by users of Android devices who had downloaded at least one Android app through Google Play.
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data
Business | Wednesday July 23, 2014
Saying his decision was a close call, US District Judge Paul Grewal in San Jose, California, ruled on Monday night that Google must face breach of contract and fraud claims by users of Android-powered devices who had downloaded at least one Android application through Google Play.
Google Must Face US Privacy Lawsuit Over Commingled User Data: Judge
World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 22, 2014
A federal judge rejected Google Inc's bid to dismiss a privacy lawsuit claiming it commingled user data across different products and disclosed that data to advertisers without permission.
US Privacy Board Says NSA Internet Spying Program is Effective But Worrying
World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 2, 2014
The US National Security Agency (NSA)'s data collection program has been an effective tool to enhance the country's security but some elements of the cyber-spying raises privacy concerns, a US federal privacy watchdog said in a report.
NSA Internet Surveillance is Legal: US Privacy Oversight Board
Associated Press | Wednesday July 2, 2014
However, the board urged new internal intelligence agency safeguards designed to further guard against misuse.
US privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
World News | Reuters | Friday January 24, 2014
The US National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records provides only minimal benefits to countering terrorism, is illegal and should end, a federal privacy watchdog said in a report released on Thursday.
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