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Privacy Settings
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Inside Class Actions
Court Grants Dismissal of Wiretapping and Contract Claims in Putative Privacy Class Action Involving Google Privacy Settings
A California federal district court recently granted partial dismissal of privacy claims brought by several Google users in Rodriguez v. Google, LLC, No. 20-cv-5688 (N.D. Cal.). The Rodriguez plaintiffs claimed…
Ride the Lightning
Alexa Features You Might Want to Turn Off Right Now
Thanks to CNET for a post advising you to turn off some of Alexa's features. Did Alexa really just launch in 2014? It seems like she's been here forever. The…
The Social Media Butterfly
Facebook Adds Back Ability to View Your Profile as the Public from Mobile Device (and a Few Tips on Privacy Settings on Personal Social Media Platforms)
I have personally been waiting for Facebook to add back the the ability view my profile as someone who is not connected to me - so being able to view…
Future Lawyer
#TBT – Facebook Privacy Basics
By rickgeorges
Facebook Privacy Basics. I can't believe that I have to be still writing about computer security and social media. I wish I had a nickel for every post about being…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #178 – Check and Set (and check and re-check) Your Privacy Settings
This was a particularly difficult travel week. In the past 36 hours, I have traveled on five planes in multiple cities (not always on the set itinerary due to diversions…
Your IT Consultant
Firefox 65 Delivers New Features
By John Simek
As I wrote yesterday, if Google breaks my ad blocker, I’ll be looking to shift to Firefox as my default browser. The new release of Firefox 65 has several new…
Financial Services Perspectives
Five Privacy Practices Every Company Should Address in the Wake of the FTC’s Enforcement Action against PayPal
By Erin Jane Illman, Lyndsay E. Medlin
Privacy is serious business. This was made clear in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent announcement that it had settled its complaint against Venmo, PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment service, for misrepresentations…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Facebook Publishes Privacy Principles and Announces Introduction of Privacy Center
On January 28, 2018, Facebook published its privacy principles and announced that it will centralize its privacy settings in a single place.
Password Protected
Google Revamps Privacy and Security Settings
Last week Google unveiled a redesigned “My Account” page that consolidates all of a customer’s privacy and security options in one location. The redesigned account page does not offer any…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Facebook Privacy Settings Challenged in the EU
By Peter Vogel
Facebook complained that it “doesn’t make sense that 28 regulators should make different interpretations of the same law” reported by the New York Times, that “France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands…