Wow. Aneesha Mathur reports: In a significant ruling related to privacy on social media, the Delhi High Court today directed Internet messaging service WhatsApp to delete all data and information of all users from its servers up until September 25 when its new privacy policy comes into effect. A bench [Read More…]
I think this case and the issues it raises needs more public awareness and discussion. I posted about it yesterday, too, but now The Local reports: An Italian woman who committed suicide after battling to have a sex tape removed from the Internet should have been protected by Italy’s existing [Read More…]
The New York Daily News reports that ESPN is trying to get Jason Pierre-Paul’s privacy lawsuit tossed out of court by claiming that he had given their reporter, Adam Schefter, permission (“authorization”) to publish his records. Color me skeptical. Let’s see a blood-stained email as proof, or voicemail, or any proof [Read More…]
Noah Feldman writes: Federal law is supposed to protect the privacy of your Social Security number from government inquiries — but apparently that doesn’t extend to a check on whether you’ve paid back taxes and child support. In a decision with worrying implications for those who oppose a single national [Read More…]