http://www.privatewifi.com Protect your identity and sensitive information by becoming invisible on any public WiFi network Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.privatewifi.com/comscore-sued-for-massive-online-privacy-violations-called-intrusive-surveillance-tool/ http://www.privatewifi.com/comscore-sued-for-massive-online-privacy-violations-called-intrusive-surveillance-tool/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:43:28 +0000 Elaine Rigoli Elaine Rigoli http://www.privatewifi.com/?p=6352 The online tracking and analytics firm comScore is being sued for allegedly collecting Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords, and other data from unsuspecting consumers. As part of a class-action lawsuit, comScore's software is labeled an "intrusive surveillance tool" that allowed the company to monitor every keystroke and every action taken by Internet users. To collect data, according to this ComputerWorld article, comScore's software "modifies a computer's firewall settings, redirects Internet traffic, and can be upgraded and controlled remotely." Read More

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