January 14, 2015
In the article Wearable Fitness Trackers Increase in Popularity and Raise Gathered Data’s Questions raises again the issue of data collection by the growing suit of fitness trackers, such as Fit Bit. The collection of data of fitness trackers extends across the spectrum of personal information, from geo location to sensitive health information. Connecting that data to an app on the phone opens up other Read the rest of this entry »
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January 2, 2015
It is still the season to be reviewing the year that was. And Wired’s assessment The Year’s Biggest Winners and Losers in Privacy and Security is both positive and negative from a privacy perspective, in America of course. It has been a mixed bag as far as Read the rest of this entry »
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Over the last year the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has been taking stronger action to deal with privacy intrusive behaviour both in terms of undertakings and fines. It has also Read the rest of this entry »
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