Rupert Murdoch ‘not fit’ to lead News Corp. say MPs
Rupert Murdoch “is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company”, MPs have said.
Privacy
Internet marketing regulation – 95% of UK firms ‘yet to comply with EU cookie law on data protection’
UK businesses are rejecting the latest internet marketing regulations according to new research by KPMG. One month before the regulations become law a massive 95% of firms claim they have not yet complied with new EU cookies law – internet marketing regulation that extends the nature of data protection to cover cookies that track certain … [Read more…]
Right to reply: Will Facebook ads turn off Instagram users?
Facebook’s most recent acquisition has been the biggest tech story in the past week, and the backlash from Instagram users has already begun. Rupert Staines, UK MD of RadiumOne, takes a look at what the deal will mean for the photo sharing app, and how Facebook can assuage customer fears over advertising and privacy breaches.
Veribo services offers ‘right to be forgotten’ online
Veribo, a new service to help individuals and businesses protect and manage their reputations online, has been launched by Ehud Furman, former European MD of shopping.com.
Friends Reunited relaunches with focus on nostalgia
Former social networking pioneer Friends Reunited has relaunched under new management and with a renewed focus on ‘shared memories’.
Google forced to disable autocomplete search in Japan
Google has been ordered to disable part of its autocomplete function in Japan after complaints it violates privacy. The Tokyo District Court approved a petition by the man, who claimed typing his name into the search engine generated a suggestion linking him to crimes he did not commit, lawyer Hiroyuki Tomita said.
Facebook draft sparks privacy fears over apps tracking user’s friends
Facebook has sparked concerns from privacy groups after a draft proposal changed its privacy policies in an attempt to supposedly make its methods more transparent.
Yahoo sues Facebook for ‘10 patent breaches’
Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network giant infringed 10 of its patents, in a move that could disrupt the social network’s plans to go public this year.
File-sharers to get warning letters soon? BT and TalkTalk lose challenge against Digital Economy Act
BT and Talk Talk have lost an appeal over controversial measures to tackle copyright infringement online. The move gives a green light to the UK Governement to push through a set of new digital piracy laws.
Google privacy policy goes live… despite EU warning
Google has begun to implement its single merged privacy policy for all of its services despite a warning letter from the EU.