Christopher Brocklebank reports: Prospective students at the University of California and California State University campuses may be asked to volunteer information when applying or enrolling next year on whether they are LGBT. This partially arises from an obscure state law aimed at discerning whether students at said institutions are getting enough services, including counselling. But,…
Month: March 2012
Rep. Scott votes against personal privacy
Rob Groce writes: He claims he wants small government. He swears he works to bring freedom to his constituents. But earlier this week, Rep. Tim Scott voted in big-government fashion to deny citizens a freedom that’s as basic as protection of a personal password. As a result of this vote from Scott and other Republicans,…
Yahoo to Adopt ‘Do Not Track’ Consumer Privacy Tool
Web media giant Yahoo said it is adopting a “Do Not Track” online tool to allow visitors to opt out of data collection by advertisers. The announcement by Yahoo comes the same week the Federal Trade Commission praised the online industry for voluntarily adopting Do Not Track mechanisms to protect the privacy rights of consumers….
Girls Around Me app raises concerns about stalking
Violet Blue reports that concerns over an app have led FourSquare to close API access to the app. Facebook does not seem to have responded yet: The app Girls Around Me is being labeled “a wake-up call” for Facebook privacy. It’s a sexual predator’s wet dream. Girls Around Me is an app that merges Facebook…