Jennifer Valentino-DeVries reports: Major cellphone game networks have been handling the unique ID numbers on smartphones in insecure ways – in some cases even allowing access by a potential cybercriminal to a user’s Facebook and Twitter accounts – new research suggests. These unique identifiers – long strings of numbers and letters associated with the phone – don’t…
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NFL wants pat-downs from ankles up at all stadiums
Michael McCarthy reports: The NFL wants all fans patted down from the ankles up this season to improve fan safety. Under the new “enhanced” pat-down procedures, the NFL wants all 32 clubs to search fans from the ankles to the knees as well as the waist up. Previously, security guards only patted down fans from…
Apple yanks Jew or not Jew app
Shan Li reports: After outrage from activists and religious groups, Apple has removed an app called Jew or not Jew from its App Store in France, stirring up more debate about the company’s content guidelines. The app asks users to identify whether a French politician or other celebrities are Jewish. Apple pulled the app after…
FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
Nicole Freiss writes: On September 15, 2011 the FTC issued proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”), which imposes requirements on web sites that are directed at and/or collect personal information from children younger than 13 years old. According to the FTC, the revisions are to “ensure that the Rule continues to protect children’s privacy, as…