In the face of an ocean of users demanding their personal data as required by European Union law, Facebook has sharply constricted the amount of data it’s handing over. Instead of sending CDs, Facebook is now directing users to a page where they can download a personal archive, but that archive is now covering only […]
An article on Google’s grandly-named European Public Policy Blog, which offers “Google’s views on government, policy and politics in Europe”, has gently announced what the search-and-advertising behemoth calls A new option for location-based services. Google’s location-based services rely extensively on its controversial global database of WiFi access points. The idea is simple. Google’s many StreetView […]
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