The fine is the largest the Federal Trade Commission has levied on a tech company, though it won’t make much of a dent for a company that had nearly $56 billion in revenue last year.
Privacy
As the popularity of a photo-transforming app has skyrocketed, so has new concern over privacy. Derek Eder of Chicago-based company DataMade weighs in.
A partnership between Google and the University of Chicago resulted in a violation of patients’ privacy rights, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by a former patient of the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Would you forgo your privacy for more effective technology? Owners of voice-activated home devices may need to start asking themselves that question.
What an Illinois Supreme Court ruling about biometrics privacy could mean for Google, Facebook – and everyone else.
A new European Union data privacy law is causing headaches for many American businesses. How General Data Protection could impact U.S. policies.
Two Illinois politicians grabbed national headlines as they grilled Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his testimonies before Senate and House committees this week.
The latest social media craze of matching your face with faces in works of art left Chicagoans out in the cold, thanks to Illinois’ strict laws on biometric data. Do these rules keep us safe or leave us behind?
The governor said a bill requiring mobile apps to seek users’ permission before collecting and sharing their geolocation data would cost the state jobs without “materially” improving privacy protections.
Some 143 million Americans may have had personal information stolen in the cyberattack of credit-reporting company Equifax. What you need to do immediately.
Of Illinois’ 12.8 million residents, an estimated 5.4 million may have been impacted by the Equifax data breach. We review what you can do to protect yourself from potential identity fraud.
Should cellphone users be better notified when apps seek their location data? Proponents of a new bill say more transparency is needed, but opponents say the measure is bad for business.
Buying a bag of chips or logging onto your computer with a wave of your hand will soon be possible at one Wisconsin company.
New technology lets police investigate whether drivers were using their cell phones moments before an accident. Could it curb texting while driving?
President Donald Trump signed a law Monday night allowing internet providers to sell your browser history. How worried should you be?
Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant is a hot seller, but there are privacy issues.
