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EPIC Calls On FTC to Investigate Facebook Email Changes

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“EPIC has asked the Federal Trade Commission to review Facebook’s decision to change the default email address of Facebook users. The company recently removed email addresses, selected by users, with a @facebook.com address assigned by Facebook. EPIC asked the FTC to review this practice as it finalizes the terms of a settlement with Facebook. “Facebook’s… Continue Reading

The Web Privacy Census

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Berkeley Center for Law and Technology: “The Web Privacy Census is intended to formalize the benchmarking process and measure internet tracking consistently over time…This effort was developed and executed in partnership with Abine, Inc. Abine has been our technical collaborator and resource partner, helping us develop a reliable method for web crawling and analysis of… Continue Reading

Patent Granted to License Textbook Content Shared on Web-based Systems

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Ars Technica: “In a newly approved patent, an economics professor hopes to bring to the academic publishing world what seems to be forthcoming in the video game industry—new restrictions that would seemingly eliminate a secondary market for digital goods and prevent legal borrowing. Last week, the 2006 patent for a “Web-based system and method to… Continue Reading

Report – "When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back?"

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When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back? “When you use the Internet, you entrust your online conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what happens when the government demands that these companies to hand over your private information? Will the company stand with you? Will… Continue Reading

DOJ and Apple Tangle on eBook Antitrust Lawsuit

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Via FindLaw: “Apple has responded to the United States’ antitrust complaint arising out of supposed collusion between Apple and book publishers to fix the price of e-books appearing on Apple’s iBooks store. The tech company calls the complaint “fundamentally flawed,” arguing that Apple’s entry into the marketplace actually broke Amazon’s de facto monopoly on e-books.”… Continue Reading

EU Announces Preliminary Conclusions on Google Antitrust Investigation

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News release, Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy: “In November 2010, the Commission launched an antitrust investigation into allegations that Google had abused a dominant market position. This followed a number of complaints. We have looked at those complaints and at others we received since the opening. And we… Continue Reading

Myspace Settles FTC Charges That It Misled Millions of Users About Sharing Personal Information with Advertisers

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News release: “Social networking service Myspace has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented its protection of users’ personal information. The settlement, part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts make sure companies live up to the privacy promises they make to consumers, bars Myspace from future privacy misrepresentations, requires it to implement a… Continue Reading

New Internet Security Report Highlights Vulernability of HTTPS Websites

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Computer World: “Ninety percent of the Internet’s top 200,000 HTTPS-enabled websites are vulnerable to known types of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) attack, according to a report released Thursday by the Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM), a nonprofit organization dedicated to solving Internet security, privacy and reliability problems. The report is based on data from a new… Continue Reading