News tagged with privacy rules

GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google trial in Italy: freedom v. responsibility

(AP) -- Testimony begins Tuesday in the Italian trial of four Google executives accused of defamation and violating privacy for allowing a video to be posted online showing an autistic youth being abused.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Swiss court orders Google to blur images on Street View

A Swiss court said Monday that it has ordered Internet giant Google to make all images of individuals and vehicle plates unrecognisable on its Street View picture map, so as to comply with privacy rules.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Tighter online privacy rules for preteens proposed

Many preteens have dived into the expanding worlds of social networks and smartphone apps, but federal rules designed to protect their privacy are still in the era of Web portals and flip phones.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

EU probes new Google privacy policy

The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0