Stories by Grant Gross

Lawmakers unveil online privacy legislation

Two U.S. lawmakers have released a draft bill that would require companies that collect personal information from customers to disclose how they collect and share that information, but several privacy and consumer groups said the proposal would legalize current privacy violations online.

Grant Gross | 05 May | Read more

Gov't regulators slam Google's privacy efforts

Google and other online companies need to stop "willfully" disregarding privacy laws in many countries when rolling out new products or privacy policies, or they may face fines and other sanctions, data protection commissioners from 10 countries said Tuesday.

Grant Gross | 21 Apr | Read more