Google’s been told to change how it handles personal data on Dutch citizens or face a €15m fine. Facebook’s policies are also under scrutiny. 
Daily Archives: December 17, 2014
Delta Airlines flaw lets others access your boarding pass
Passenger lists are quite rightly kept confidential, as you will know if you’ve ever tried to find out if the friends you’ve come to pick up at the airport made it onto their flight. Seems that no-one told Delta Airlines…
Uber: We accessed reporter’s private trip info because she was late
Responding to Senator Al Franken’s questions about its privacy policies, Uber says it accessed a reporter’s account because “she was 30 minutes late” to a meeting and an executive wanted to know when she’d show up so he could meet her in the lobby.
Microsoft deluged with support in its email privacy battle against US government
75 amicus briefs show the industry’s fierce belief that the US is overreaching in its demands to get email off an Irish server.