According to Gawker, a Google employee accused of cyberstalking minors and accessing their data was fired – but the story goes deeper. “David Barksdale, a 27-year-old former Google engineer, repeatedly took advantage of his position as a member of an elite technical group at the company to access users’ accounts, violating the privacy of at [...]
Google Employee Fired
September 15th, 2010The Google Buzz Settlement
September 10th, 2010In an amazingly quick turnaround for a lawsuit, Google has settled with those seeking recompense for privacy breaches due to Google Buzz. According to Techtree: Seven different individuals have filed law suits against Google Buzz for privacy violations since the free social network was launched back in February. Now, as per the recent settlement filing [...]
Google in Trouble Over Street View – Again
July 1st, 2010A UK mother is incensed that her 3 year old was shown naked on Street View. According to the Manchester News: Claire Rowlands, 25, was stunned to see the image of little Louis Mears playing on a sunny day in his gran’s garden in Walkden. Louis, three, had been snapped by Google’s controversial ‘camera car’, [...]
EU Objects to Google Data Retention – Then Does a 180
June 16th, 2010According to the most recent reports, the Eu is hamstringing its own campaign to reduce the amount of time search engine’s keep data. According to the EFF: The Directive 2006/24/EC, more widely known as the European Data Retention Directive, is an unpopular framework that compels telecommunications service providers operating in Europe to store all communications [...]
Facebok Makes Sharing – or NOT Sharing – Simpler
May 27th, 2010In the face of outcry from members of the wildly popular social networking site Facebook, the founder Mark Zucjerberg announced that change is coming. Instead of pages on pages of click-throughs to ensure that your information is not being shared beyond each individual’s wishes, there is a simple way to set basic parameters. According to [...]