Ah, if it’s Thursday, Facebook must be in trouble with German data protection again. Bloomberg reports: Facebook Inc. may be fined by a German data-protection agency over a feature that uses facial-recognition software to suggest people to tag in photos on its social-networking site. Facebook introduced the feature in Europe “without informing users or getting…
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Facebook, FTC Near Privacy Settlement
Julia Angwin, Shayndi Raice, and Spencer E. Ante report: Facebook Inc. is finalizing a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that it engaged in deceptive behavior when changing its privacy settings, according to people familiar with the situation. The proposed settlement – which is awaiting final approval from the agency commissioners –…
Thank You For [Not] Being A Chase Customer, Here Is Your Junk Mail
Weird consumer privacy story of the day, via Laura Northrup on The Consumerist: Jonathan received a letter from Chase thanking him for being a customers, and asking him to send it back in order to opt out of receiving promotional mailings. Which is interesting, because Jonathan not only isn’t a Chase customer, he doesn’t live…
Operator of Social Networking Website for Kids Settles FTC Charges Site Collected Kids’ Personal Information Without Parental Consent
The operator of www.skidekids.com, a website that advertises itself as the “Facebook and Myspace for Kids,” has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he collected personally information from approximately 5,600 children without obtaining prior parental consent, in violation of the Commission’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule. The FTC’s complaint also charges…