Tag Archives: Information privacy

Facebook Ordered to Allow Use of Fake Names in Germany

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Facebook will have to stop forcing users from revealing their real names for their accounts. The order came after actions of a German Watchdog which took Facebook to court in June 2015. Facebook...

Germany Proposes Law Forcing Journalistic Sources over to Government

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German journalists are facing a governmental proposal that allows telecommunications companies, social networking sites, and online messaging services to deliver private data from sources over...

European Order to mute Google angers US

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Europe's moves to rein in Google — including a court ruling this month ordering the search giant to give people a say in what pops up when someone searches their name —...

New States Study Data Breach Involving Experian Unit

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US states of Iowa and North Carolina have joined other states studying a subsidiary of consumer credit history provider Experian Plc, over a data breach that exposed the social security numbers of...