Compliance ManagementHouse committee passes bill to stop unbridled gov’t access to phone dataDanielle WalkerMay 8, 2014On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the USA Freedom Act in a 32-0 vote.
Compliance ManagementConnecticut student privacy bill quashed by House committeeMarcos ColónMay 8, 2014A state privacy bill meant to protect the personally identifiable information of Connecticut students was rejected by a House committee this week.
Compliance ManagementExperian settles class action suit for $8 millionTeri RobinsonMay 2, 2014A judge signed off on a preliminary settlement that has the credit reporting agency paying $375 per claimant.
Compliance ManagementYahoo ditches Do Not Track privacy settingDanielle WalkerMay 2, 2014This week, Yahoo's privacy team announced that the web browser setting would no longer be enabled on Yahoo.
Compliance ManagementFacebook to let users limit personal info shared with third-party appsTeri RobinsonMay 2, 2014Users can now choose how much data to share when logging on to other apps and websites through Facebook.
Compliance ManagementJudge rules Hulu may have violated VPAATeri RobinsonMay 2, 2014A judge has ruled that Hulu may have revealed private user information through Facebook "likes," but didn't violate the VPPA by sending information to ComScore.
Compliance ManagementGoogle puts a stop to scanning student emailTeri RobinsonMay 1, 2014Under fire by students, parents and educators, the company has "permanently removed" email scanning in its Apps for Education services.
Compliance ManagementCourt ruling allows gov’t to collect Microsoft data stored on foreign serversMarcos ColónMay 1, 2014After the tech giant challenged a law enforcement request for a user's information located on a server in Dublin, a judge ruled against it.
