On SSRN, this article by Gregory M. Dickinson: Abstract Lawmakers around the country are crafting new laws to target “dark patterns”—user interface designs that trick or coerce users into enabling cell phone location tracking, sharing browsing data, initiating automatic billing, or making whatever other choices their designers prefer. Dark patterns pose a serious problem. In…
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After New Zealand, Australia bans TikTok on official devices
Ivan Mehta reports: Australia joined a long list of western countries banning TikTok on official devices today. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced the move and said the prohibition will be implemented “as soon as practicable.” In the announcement, Dreyfus said that the decision was taken “after receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies.” Read more at TechCrunch.
UK: ICO fines TikTok £12.7 million for misusing children’s data
From the Information Commissioner’s Office, April 4: More than one million UK children under 13 estimated by the ICO to be on TikTok in 2020, contrary to its terms of service. Personal data belonging to children under 13 was used without parental consent. TikTok “did not do enough” to check who was using their platform…
FTC readies children’s privacy case against Amazon
Josh Sisco reports: The Federal Trade Commission is planning to move forward soon with a case against Amazon over alleged privacy violations stemming from the use of children’s data with the company’s Alexa voice assistant, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The antitrust and consumer protection agency has been investigating Amazon on a…