In early 2011, Mozilla added a do-not-track feature in its Firefox browser that allowed users to clearly state that they didn't want…
Sep 21, 2013Campaigns will now have to report when they pay people to post praise or criticism of candidates and ballot measures on websites.…
Sep 20, 2013SACRAMENTO — The state campaign watchdog agency acted Thursday to require political campaigns to report when they pay people to post favorable…
Sep 19, 2013Raising a big stink, the Digital Advertising Alliance withdraws from work to standardize how browsers tell Web sites not to track users'…
Sep 18, 2013Click here to view pictures of the mansion. The recession is over, and University of California officials need a place to party.
Sep 18, 2013The Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles last week ruled that the Department of Managed Health Care cannot use licensure…
Sep 17, 2013The Internet standards group World Wide Web Consortium said on Tuesday that it intends to move forward with an online privacy initiative,…
Sep 17, 2013SAN FRANCISCO — Frustrated by a lack of action at the federal level, privacy advocates pushing for an online Do Not Track…
Sep 16, 2013Two federal courts in California recently took up the question of whether invasion of privacy laws should apply to unauthorized opening of…
Sep 15, 2013A bill to suspend licenses for physicians accused of overprescribing medication has passed the California Legislature, but supporters aren’t happy. Senate Bill…
Sep 13, 2013Google loses its appeal in the Street View privacy lawsuit, highlighting the difficulties that counsel can face dealing with consumer watchdog groups…
Sep 13, 2013Top Google executives seem to have a penchant for travel on their private jet fleet to exotic locales in the Pacific Ocean,…
Sep 13, 2013Neighbors of a Vernon battery recycling plant (Exide) are being offered free blood tests to determine whether chemicals from the plant are…
Sep 13, 2013A US appeals court has upheld a decision against Google and now claims the search giant must be held responsible for violating…
Sep 11, 2013U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upholds federal court’s ruling Firm is being sued by users who claim their privacy was…
Sep 11, 2013A federal court’s decision to let a class action suit move forward against Google (opens in new tab) for nabbing data transmitted…
Sep 11, 2013Google has lost its appeal to dismiss a class action lawsuit over its Street View cars' poaching of data from unsecured WiFi…
Sep 11, 2013Facebook, which has repeatedly tripped over its own feet when changing its privacy practices, has stumbled yet again. The Federal Trade Commission…
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