- This is what I send to companies that list my personal information online to have it removed. https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/jnom87/this_is_what_i_send_to_companies_that_list_my/ 10 comments privacy
- Trump administration authorized nuclear energy companies to share technological information with Saudi Arabia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-authorized-nuclear-energy-companies-to-share-technological-information-with-saudi-arabia/2019/03/28/1b5f0816-5180-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_saudinuclear-440am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans&utm_term=.9c7f0addde88 3 comments politics
- Trump administration authorized nuclear energy companies to share technological information with Saudi Arabia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-authorized-nuclear-energy-companies-to-share-technological-information-with-saudi-arabia/2019/03/28/1b5f0816-5180-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html 60 comments politics
- Prime example of companies selling your personal information https://np.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/7frzp5/i_signed_up_for_a_magazine_as_shia_harambe/ 12 comments privacy
- Russian web browser company Yandex will open an office in Iran, Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology http://en.trend.az/iran/politics/2448018.html 5 comments worldnews
- Gallup: "44% of millennials in the United States believe that their personal information is kept private 'all' or 'most of the time' by the businesses or companies they do business with" http://www.gallup.com/poll/183074/millennials-trusting-safety-personal-information.aspx?utm_source=economy&utm_medium=newsfeed&utm_campaign=tiles 38 comments technology
- (Not sure if this belongs in Technology, but I think so) NPR: CIA has a place called the Open Source Network and Tracks Public Information via social networks, and outsources the tracking of US citizens to private companies because it would be illegal for the CIA to do it themselves http://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145587161/cia-tracks-public-information-for-the-private-eye?ps=cprs 11 comments technology
- ACLU: Software company agreed to remove a web filter that had been blocking public school students' access to LGBT information websites http://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/software-company-removes-booby-trap-internet-filtering-program 38 comments politics
- Microsoft fires Chief Information Officer for "for violations of company policies" http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/business/07soft.html 7 comments reddit.com
- Proposed laws would punish ISPs, online publishers, and credit card companies for providing information about or direct access to pills https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/20/1070042/texas-new-tactics-to-restrict-access-to-abortion-pills-online-isp/amp/ 9 comments technology
- Can I Stop Big Data Companies From Getting My Personal Information? https://gizmodo.com/can-i-stop-big-data-companies-from-getting-my-personal-1845582028 25 comments privacy
- How Can Any Company Ever Trust Microsoft Again? "Microsoft consciously and regularly passes on information about how to break into its products to US agencies" http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/06/how-can-any-company-ever-trust-microsoft-again/index.htm 12 comments europe
- I received a notice from AT&T Wireless stating they are going to use my personal information for marketing purposes within the company (CPNI). OPT OUT! https://www.att.com/ecpnioptout/initiatecpniform.action 7 comments technology
- The EU will not accept any moves by the Americans to water down rules about the collection of individual personal information by companies, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said today in Brussels http://www.electronicsweekly.com/articles/07/03/2013/55716/reding-fights-us-to-protect-europeans-data-rights.htm 7 comments europe
- The EU will not accept any moves by the Americans to water down rules about the collection of individual personal information by companies, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said today in Brussels http://www.electronicsweekly.com/articles/07/03/2013/55716/reding-fights-us-to-protect-europeans-data-rights.htm 20 comments worldnews
- FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company https://apnews.com/article/6969656f6012780a23a4b8841ce2689b 2 comments law
- FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company https://apnews.com/article/6969656f6012780a23a4b8841ce2689b 21 comments politics
- China orders tech companies to 'improve traceability' of users to control 'rumours and false information' https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/05/asia_in_brief/ 17 comments technews
- Florida DMV sells your personal information to private companies, marketing firms https://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-dmv-sells-your-personal-information-to-private-companies-marketing-firms 111 comments politics
- Senate moves ahead with CISA, nixes Rand Paul's amendment to make companies liable: A vote of 83-14 to end debate on a bundle of amendments to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) went through the Senate on Thursday. https://www.rt.com/usa/319422-cisa-senate-paul-amendment/ 3 comments politics
- German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22621829 79 comments technology
- Video game company urges players to avoid Plague Inc. game for information on coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/26/tech/plague-coronavirus-game-warning/index.html 3 comments nottheonion
- Video game company urges players to avoid Plague Inc. game for information on coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/26/tech/plague-coronavirus-game-warning/index.html 4 comments nottheonion
- My dad is paying a company known as 'Geek on Click' to keep his computer safe. Does anybody have any information on this company? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/5gomyz/my_dad_is_paying_a_company_known_as_geek_on_click/ 9 comments techsupport
- For those that don’t know it: The best tldr website based on the infamous TOS! At a quick glance you can easily inform yourself on a companies management of your private data. http://www.tosdr.org 5 comments privacy
- Silicon Valley's Hypocrisy on Spying - "Intruding on privacy—collecting, packaging, and selling personal information, often without users’ full knowledge and sometimes without their informed consent—is generally what these companies do for a living." http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-12/bloomberg-view-silicon-valleys-hypocrisy-on-spying 4 comments politics
- Remember those 12 MILLION Unique Device Identifiers and other personal information that the "FBI" stole? Turns out that it wasn't them at all, but was hacked from a private company that legally obtained all the information. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/technology/company-says-it-not-fbi-was-hacking-victim.html 6 comments technology
- "I propose a law explicitly declaring that a person's personal information belongs to that person, not to the companies it's shared with. Aside from whatever uses are required for routine order fulfillment, no use of anyone's information would be authorized without that person's upfront consent." http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20120406,0,1687635.column 45 comments business
- Finally: Patent troll company fined for suing a company over this, "A system and method for inputting information from a document, storing certain portions of the inputted document information in memory..." http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/08/139219324/alleged-patent-troll-hit-with-large-fine-in-appeals-court 6 comments technology
- Business gave me a company credit card with my name on it, without telling me they were creating account with my information; have questions about if/how it will affect my credit https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4r9sn7/business_gave_me_a_company_credit_card_with_my/ 27 comments personalfinance
- CISA will allow the Pentagon to share American citizens' data with other foreign militaries as well as protect companies from lawsuits for oversharing information with the DHS (which in turn can share the data with other gov agencies, such as the NSA, in real-time) http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/04/how-pentagon-could-soon-share-americans-data-with-foreign-militaries/111553/ 9 comments technology
- NSA Can Spy On Almost Anything, Gets To Set Its Own Filters: 'The programs, code-named Blarney, Fairview, Oakstar, Lithium and Stormbrew, among others, filter and gather information at major telecommunications companies.' http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130820/18365124262/latest-leak-nsa-can-spy-almost-anything-gets-to-set-its-own-filters.shtml 13 comments technology
- German government slammed over controversial data law that allows government offices to sell people's private information to marketing companies. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/massive-criticism-over-changes-to-registration-law-a-843372.html#ref=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 97 comments worldnews
- A Major Obstacle to Tech Companies That Develop Health Apps: About 2 in 3 Adults Worry About Their Privacy - Public’s concern about the safety of their information on health apps or online tools comes following report that Apple is mulling sensor tracking of depression https://morningconsult.com/2021/10/01/health-tech-tracking-apps-data-privacy-poll/ 2 comments technology
- 'Outrageous': Company Spied on Family Separation Protests, Gave Info to DHS | New reporting says LookingGlass Cyber Solutions spied on Americans and gave the information to DHS and ICE "unsolicited." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/29/outrageous-company-spied-family-separation-protests-gave-info-dhs 15 comments technology
- Google and our shrinking expectations of privacy: How much control over our information are we willing to give the online search giant and other digital companies? http://www.citeworld.com/article/2362248/mobile-byod/google-privacy-expectations.html 8 comments technology
- ACLU: House passed a bill that permits greater information sharing: The PRECISE Act creates an exception to privacy laws so that companies who hold Internet use information (like your browsing history or IP address) can share it in the name of protecting cybersecurity http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-technology-and-liberty/cybersecurity-bill-advances-house-does-it-advance/ 6 comments technology
- The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/28/ar2010072806141_pf.html 6 comments reddit.com
- Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows - Company fails to block a privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about European users to U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-faces-irish-ruling-on-suspension-of-eu-u-s-data-flows-11620983614 121 comments technology
- The CISPA Government Access Loophole. CISPA is back in congress. One particularly dangerous provision, designed to enable corporations to obtain and share information, is drafted broadly enough to go beyond just companies, creating a government access loophole. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/cispa-government-access-loophole 30 comments technology