First it was the Delhi High Court telling WhatsApp it had to delete user information up until September 25, even though they ruled no constitutional issue applied. Now Germany has ordered Facebook to stop collecting WhatsApp user data in Germany and to delete the data it’s already collected. There’s a strong message [Read More…]
I don’t think that basically saying, “Gosh, Your Honor, we had no idea spyware was on the systems we sold” will inspire confidence in potential consumers, but in the meantime, there’s that pesky Article III standing issue Lenovo can use. Matthew Renda reports: Computer manufacturer Lenovo insisted it did not know [Read More…]
Michael Mimoso writes: Google released its Allo messenger application today, and right along with it a measure of controversy that has critics urging potential users to stay away. The angst stems from what seems to be a reversal on Google’s part to start logging chats in the app’s non-incognito mode [Read More…]
There have been a ton of articles trying to wake up the public to just how much Facebook knows about you. I generally skip posting those articles, as my readers tend to be pretty savvy. But this article by Larry Kim is worth noting, because you may want to save it [Read More…]