Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users' privacy. Aarti Shahani
Motel 6 and Washington state settle over privacy violation Motel 6 will pay $12 million for violating Washington residents’ privacy. The agreement comes after an investigation found the national motel chain was sharing guest information with immigration agents. Ruby de Luna
Facebook Stored Millions Of User Passwords In Plain, Readable Text The information was held in a readable format within the company's internal data storage systems. Facebook says it "found no evidence to date" of abuse. Sasha Ingber
Googling Strangers: One Professor's Lesson On Privacy In Public Spaces Kate Klonick asked her law students at St. John's University to try to identify people they came across in public, based solely on what they said and wore. It was surprisingly easy. Francesca Paris
When Not Reading The Fine Print Can Cost Your Soul Some companies give away money as a reward for reading the fine print in online user agreements. Others impose Biblical punishments. Matthew S. Schwartz
Facebook Promises More Private And Self-Destructing Messages CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pledging users more enhanced privacy and other features when it comes to private messages. Skeptics say Facebook is solidifying power, in the guise of user service. Aarti Shahani
Seattle parents could unlock school gates with facial recognition software Ross Reynolds talks to Rob Glaser, founder of RealNetworks, about the company's software called SAFR, that offers free facial recognition software to... Person: Sophie Reid
DNA testing to unite immigrant families is more complicated than it seems Late last month, a federal judge in San Diego gave the Trump administration two weeks to reunite children under five with their parents, after... Bill Radke
Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson is suing Facebook and Google In November Eli Sanders, associate editor of the Seattle Stranger, walked into the local offices of Facebook and Google and hand delivered a letter... Amina Al-Sadi
Amazon Rekognition makes leaving your house an invitation to surveillance So you're walking down the street - probably not making eye contact with anyone, if you're from Seattle. But with Amazon's help, even if you're not... Bill Radke
