by Glenn Caleval
Saturday November 14, 2009
BBC reported mass bans of Xbox consoles by Microsoft in advance of the upcoming release of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game. Searches of both the Microsoft site and the Xbox news release sites revealed no public statements on the matter other than the standard Xbox ban faq. [...]
Through a recent complaint against Windows Live, TRUSTe has demonstrated that it has standards that are far below what is expected to provide minimum standards of privacy protection.
It is essential for users and businesses to understand the unacceptably weakness of TRUSTe standards so that false sense of security is not had when seeing the TRUSTe [...]Others in this GroupComplaint filed with TRUSTe – August 19, 2009Microsoft TRUSTe Complaint Closed – September 30, 2009Microsoft lies to TRUSTe? – September 29, 2009TRUSTe not to be trusted (This post) – October 16, 2009TRUSTe starts complaints process against Microsoft – August 20, 2009
Below you will find the final disposition of the Complaint filed against Windows Live (Microsoft). I am accepting the complaint as closed and will not be taking further action as I accept TRUSTe’s position that the representations made by Microsoft are legally binding representations and therefore are properly taken as truthful.
We note the following:
First, it [...]Others in this GroupComplaint filed with TRUSTe – August 19, 2009Microsoft TRUSTe Complaint Closed (This post) – September 30, 2009Microsoft lies to TRUSTe? – September 29, 2009TRUSTe not to be trusted – October 16, 2009TRUSTe starts complaints process against Microsoft – August 20, 2009
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Audience: This report is useful if you have decided to do-it-yourself, directly registering your own domain name and directly purchasing your own web site hosting. If you are using a web services agency like Walking Dolphins Consultancy the article will be only of interest.
Some years ago1&1 was a [...]
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In testimony before Canada’s Parliamentary committee studying the privacy implications of Google street-level mass photography, Jonathan Lister, Head of Google Canada testified that Members of Parliament should not be concerned about Google storing personal information about Canadians on U.S. servers because the U.S. could get it anyway.
The concern [...]
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We’ll be able to see the actual worth of the TRUSTe program in how it handles a relatively straightforward privacy complaint.
It is a fundamental principle of privacy practice that personal information collected should be destroyed once the purpose of the collection is no long valid. This matter figured [...]Others in this GroupComplaint filed with TRUSTe (This post) – August 19, 2009Microsoft TRUSTe Complaint Closed – September 30, 2009Microsoft lies to TRUSTe? – September 29, 2009TRUSTe not to be trusted – October 16, 2009TRUSTe starts complaints process against Microsoft – August 20, 2009
PUBLIC LAW 108–187—DEC. 16, 2003 117 STAT. 2699
Public Law 108–187
108th Congress
An Act To regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the Internet.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – Legal Library – July 20, 2009Access to Information Act – Canada – July 20, 2009CANSPAM Act of 2003 (This post) – July 26, 2009Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – August 2, 2009Copyright Act of Canada – July 20, 2009Data Protection Act – UK – August 3, 2009Defamation – Libel – Criminal Code of Canada – July 20, …Read the rest – CANSPAM Act of 2003
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canada.com contains onerous provisions in its Terms and Conditions that should cause all persons to avoid submitting any thing to canada.com directly or indirectly.
Specifically canada.com forces users to surrender any rights whatever over any material they submit, while concurrently and simultaneously forcing users to accept legal liability for [...]
The goal of joining a service, registering for a forum or subscribing to a feed is to provide some functionality, interest or entertainment. It is not to expose you to privacy, identity and reputation risks.
The best way to protect yourself is to avoid providing your personal information in the first place.
This does not [...]Others in this GroupAbout Your Own Web Address – July 26, 2009Choose a Safe Web Browser – June 28, 2009Choosing a host for your web site – August 8, 2009How to Join stuff online (This post) – July 25, 2009How to Research a domain name – July 10, 2009How to handle cookies – August 22, 2009How to transfer a domain away from 1&1 – …Read the rest – How to Join stuff online
spammotel.com (“the site” or “spammotel”), requires that all subscribers to or users of the site and associated links on the world wide web must agree to the following rules and regulations. By accessing the site you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions.
1. Laws and regulations. User access to and use of [...]Others in this Group An Introduction – Terms of Service – June 25, 20091and1 Terms and Conditions – August 4, 2009A9.com Conditions of Use – July 25, 2009Amazon.com Conditions of Use – July 25, 2009Anonymizer Terms of Use – July 10, 2009Aol Registered User Terms Of Service – August 2, 2009Aol.com Terms of Use – August 2, 2009Authorize.Net Terms of Use – …Read the rest – Spammotel.com Terms of Service
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