Tag: Data
US: Senators ask FTC to investigate Google’s Location tracking
Two US senators have asked the nation's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take another look at Google's location harvesting.
Democrat Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward...
EU: Zuckerberg to meet with EU Parliament over use of data
Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the EU Parliament in person to answer questions about Facebook's use of data, reported the New York Times.
The hearing...
Australia: ACCC investigating Google over user data
Google is being investigated by the Australian competition regulator for allegedly spying on Android phone users and having them pay for the privilege, according...
Italy: Regulator fines Whatsapp €3m for data sharing
Italy’s Competition and Markets Authority (AGCM) announced on Friday, May 4, it was imposing a €3 million (USD3.6 million) fine on messaging service Whatsapp...
EU: New privacy rules to aid Google, Facebook?
As tech corporations around the world face mounting pressure from regulatory bodies and consumers seeking more control over their online privacy, new regulation from...
UK: Artificial intelligence data should be regulated Lords say
Regulators should review the "potential monopolization of data" by US technology giants in the UK that could hamper homegrown development of artificial intelligence (AI),...
Australia: Telcos seek clarity about government’s new data access rules
Telecommunications industry body Communications Alliance has asked the government to release details of its plan to legislate a "Consumer Data Right".
Assistant Minister for cities...
EU-US: Privacy Shield data pact is working but needs improvement, says...
After one year of operation, the EU-US data transfer deal Privacy Shield is “working well” but has a lot of “room for improvement”, says...
US: LinkedIn told it can’t stop bots from scraping your personal...
LinkedIn has been ordered to unblock a startup’s access to its data, concluding a legal debate that sets a precedent for the future. LinkedIn...
Protecting Consumers in Privacy and Data Security: A Perspective of Information...
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Protecting Consumers in Privacy and Data Security: A Perspective of Information Economics
By Ginger Zhe Jin (University of Maryland) &...
