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Markey Not Seeing Magic in Disney MagicBand

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Congressional privacy hawk Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) isn't quite seeing the magic in Disney's new MyMagic+ system, which leverages mobile apps and a radio frequency-enabled (RFID) bracelet called a MagicBand [...]


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Facebook Skirts Lawmakers’ Questions About Kiddie Version

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If Facebook is working on a way for kids ages 12 and younger to join the social networking site, it's keeping those plans close to the vest. Not even a [...]

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Law Enforcement Mobile Phone Requests Raise Privacy Concerns in Washington

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Is tracking consumers across the Internet more or less frightening than law enforcement's habit of requesting personal data from mobile phone carriers? An eye-popping 1.3 million requests were made for [...]

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Congressional Privacy Hawks Question Facebook for Kids

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When The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Facebook was developing technology to let kids under 13 use the social networking site, it was only a matter of time—one [...]

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FCC Fines Google for Impeding Investigation

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The Federal Communications Commission late Friday proposed slapping Google with a $25,000 fine for impeding the commission’s investigation into whether the data it collected from consumers via its Street Views [...]

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FCC Process Reform Bill Passes House

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Dems put up a vigorous attack of the GOP's bill to reform how the Federal Communications Commission conducts its rulemaking process and reviews mergers, but they couldn't get the votes [...]