Mark Zuckerberg Is Losing His War on Privacy - Technology - The Atlantic Wire

Mark Zuckerberg Is Losing His War on Privacy - Technology - The Atlantic Wire
Facebook settles with the FTC with these terms:

The proposed settlement – which is awaiting final approval from the agency commissioners – would require Facebook to obtain "express affirmative consent" if Facebook makes "material retroactive changes," some of the people said.
The agreement would require Facebook to submit to independent privacy audits for 20 years, the people said. Google Inc. agreed to similar audits in March, when it settled FTC charges of falsely representing how it would use personal information.

The WikiLeaks-Fueled Erosion of Civil Liberties Has Begun - Technology - The Atlantic Wire

The WikiLeaks-Fueled Erosion of Civil Liberties Has Begun - Technology - The Atlantic Wire

Wall Street Journal reporter Jennifer Valentine-DeVries sums up the implications of the case best with a leading question: "Should the government be able to collect information related to your Internet use without a warrant?" We now know that the federal court's answer is, "Yes."