Compliance ManagementJudge lifts stay but Microsoft won’t hand over emails during appealTeri RobinsonSeptember 2, 2014A judge has lifted a suspension of a previous order compelling Microsoft to hand over customer emails stored on a server in Ireland.
Compliance ManagementFTC asks court to shut down debt relief scamTeri RobinsonAugust 25, 2014Claiming funding from the federal government and an endorsement by President Obama, a debt relief program coerced private data from consumers.
Security ArchitectureHack exposes Secret app confessionsDanielle WalkerAugust 25, 2014Anonymous confessions posted on a popular app, called "Secret," were susceptible to being exposed via a hack.
Compliance ManagementMedical transcription provider settles data security chargesDanielle WalkerAugust 21, 2014GMR Transcription Services in California agreed to settle FTC charges related to its security practices.
Compliance ManagementAOL announces that it does not follow ‘Do Not Track’ requestsAshley CarmanAugust 21, 2014Eight months after the enactment of a new California privacy law, AOL clarified that it does not respond to web browsers' "Do Not Track" requests.
Compliance ManagementPrivacy rights group files complaint over Adobe, AOL Safe Harbor complianceDanielle WalkerAugust 19, 2014The Center for Digital Democracy has asked the FTC to investigate 30 U.S. firms' data collection practices, including Adobe, AOL and Datalogix.
Compliance ManagementACLU, NYCLU court filing backs Facebook challenge to Manhattan DATeri RobinsonAugust 13, 2014The civil liberties groups contend in a brief filed in New York Supreme Court, that warrants and a gag order issued in the case were unconstitutional.
Security ArchitectureFCC creates task force to scrutinize illegal stingray useDanielle WalkerAugust 13, 2014The task force will examine the use of the technology by foreign intelligence agencies and criminals targeting Americans.
