[LINK] Google faces $50 million lawsuit over Android location tracking

Richard Chirgwin rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au
Sun May 1 16:12:00 AEST 2011


On 1/05/11 11:37 AM, Roger Clarke wrote:
> At 11:26 +1000 1/5/11, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/04/chart-do-apple-google-microsoft-know-your-every-step/
> That one needs to be read pretty sceptically.  It looks like an
> industry insider trying to play down the identification aspects.
It's also an industry insider who hasn't actually read any of the 
regulations or acts. I think a good argument can be made that regardless 
of customer "consent" the collection of the data breaches Section 13 of 
the telecommunications act.

What a lazy piece of work from Gizmodo.

RC




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