by Wendy Davis on Jan 17, 8:01 PM
Once again, Facebook is rolling out a new feature that seems all but destined to pose privacy problems. Late last week, Facebook announced on its blog that it will make users' addresses and cell phone numbers available to app developers who want that information.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 14, 6:15 PM
One of the Senate's most prominent critic of net neutrality rules, Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), announced today she will not seek reelection when her term ends in 2012.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 13, 7:30 PM
It's only been three weeks since the Federal Communications Commission voted to enact net neutrality regulations and already one company, wireless carrier MetroPCS, faces accusations of violating them.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 12, 7:00 PM
In a move aimed at improving users' ability to control their online privacy, Adobe announced today that it is working with browser companies to enable users to delete Flash cookies directly from their browsers. Adobe additionally said it is planning to redesign the Flash Player to simplify privacy settings.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 11, 7:01 PM
The World Erotic Art Museum in Miami has sued photographer Thomas Hawk for $2 million for posting some pictures he took of the museum's art to his Flickr account, Hawk reported this afternoon. In a complaint filed Monday in federal district court in the Southern District of Florida, the museum alleges Hawk is engaged in unfair competition -- even though Hawk says he isn't selling the pictures.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 10, 7:45 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way today for a class-action price-fixing lawsuit against the four major record labels to proceed to trial. The lawsuit, originally brought by consumers five years ago, alleges that the labels conspired to set artificially high prices for digital music. Specifically, the consumers complained about the label-run subscri
by Wendy Davis on Jan 7, 6:00 PM
It's not yet clear whether the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to enact neutrality rules will hold up in court. But the agency isn't waiting for court approval for at least one portion of its neutrality order: the requirement that broadband providers offer users transparency. This week, the FCC announced a contestto create new software tools that will give consumers more information about their Internet access services.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 6, 6:33 PM
Shortly after the Federal Communications Commission voted to enact neutrality regulations, Rasmussen Reports released poll results supposedly showing that only one in five Americans support such rules. But the poll's wording raises doubt about that conclusion. Consider, researchers posed the following question to 1,000 respondents: Should the Federal Communications Commission regulate the Internet like it does radio and television? Only 21% said yes, while 54% said no and 25% weren't sure. The problem, however, is that the FCC's neutrality regulations aren't comparable to its rules regarding TV or radio licenses.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 4, 6:30 PM
Boston grad student and file-sharing defendant Joel Tenenbaum has garnered support from the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is backing his argument that a six-figure damage award for sharing music is unconstitutional.
by Wendy Davis on Jan 3, 7:45 PM
One of the most unusual privacy-related cases of the last year pitted Shirley Strickland Saffold, a sitting judge in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, against the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which allegedly unmasked her as a prolific anonymous commenter.
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