Information Policy

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India has banned free mobile programs that allow Internet access to only certain services, a strategy employed by Facebook with its Free Basics project that was called antithetical to net neutrality.

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Former, current students sue Google over university-issued Gmail scanning

Plaintiffs' attorney: "Google has refused to delete previously-collected data."

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An Unprecedented Threat to Privacy

A private company has captured 2.2 billion photos of license plates in cities throughout America. It stores them in a database, tagged with the location where they were taken. And it is selling that data.

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'Poor internet for poor people': India's activists fight Facebook connection plan

Ferocious momentum continues to build against social media giant’s bid to take charge of the country’s internet through a program called Free Basics

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Tools for Tailored Learning May Expose Students’ Personal Details

Many technological tools used by schools are designed to customize learning, but concern is developing over the collection and use of data on individual students.

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Belgian ban on Facebook cookies should apply to all of Europe, privacy watchdogs say

European data protection authorities say Facebook should only use cookies to track European visitors to its site if they have a Facebook account

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Who Is in Control of Your Library’s Data?

Today, some libraries are (unsuccessfully?) advocating for a bookless future. To many, that prospect seems bizarre, even sacrilegious.

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One of the Largest Hacks Yet Exposes Data on Hundreds of Thousands of Kids

The breach of the popular kids’ gadgets company VTech is the fourth largest consumer data breach ever according to an estimate.

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NSA bulk phone snooping program shuts down

The program's closure was required by the USA Freedom Act.

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Privacy groups fight to expose secret cyber ruling

Civil liberties advocates want to bring to light a legal opinion that could upend the security debate.

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How Railroad History Shaped Internet History

It’s no accident that Iowa, where the first transcontinental railroad began, is now home to a huge data-center industry.

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FCC Enforcement Bureau hires privacy advocate | Lexology

In another example of the expanding enforcement focus of this Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently hired privacy and…

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Google accused of tracking school kids after it promised not to

Google has been collecting information about schoolchildren's browsing habits despite signing a pledge saying it was committed to their privacy, the EFF said Tuesday.

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What Happens In A World Ruled By Broadband Monopolies

An entire town in northern Canada just lost its internet. Not for a few minutes. Not even for a few hours. The area’s one and only internet serv...

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Drone Shopping? F.A.A. Rules May Hover Over Holidays

Recommendations by a Federal Aviation Administration task force call for owners to register and for the aircraft to display identification numbers.