TRENDnet Accused of Exposing Customer Privacy, Settles FTC Lawsuit
TRENDnet customers who purchased the company’s SecurView camera to remotely monitor their homes, businesses or children via an online feed were unaware that the video was not kept private as promised...
View ArticleAaron’s Settles FTC Privacy Invasion Allegations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with rent-to-own retailer Aaron’s, Inc., over allegations that Aaron’s secretly monitored consumers with software installed on its rental...
View ArticleLawsuit Accuses Google of Data-mining Students’ Email
A class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court against Google Inc. (GOOG) for allegedly mining student emails in their Gmail accounts in order to construct profiles for targeted...
View ArticleGoogle Updates Service Terms in Wake of Gmail Scanning Litigation
Google Inc. (NASD: GOOGL) updated its terms of service by with an additional paragraph stating that “our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) to provide you personally relevant...
View ArticleLinkedIn Accused of Providing Historical Employment Information Without...
A class-action lawsuit was filed against professional social network company LinkedIn for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with its job reference tool. LinkedIn provides premium...
View ArticleGoogle Chromium Unauthorized Audio Spying Capabilities Raises Privacy Concerns
Google is being accused of covertly installing its “black box” Chromium software as part of Google’s Chrome browser on computers without user authorization. The software can purportedly listen in on...
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