Iconix Brand Group, Inc. will pay a $250,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC’s COPPA Rule by knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children online without first obtaining their parents’ permission. Iconix owns, licenses, and markets – both…
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ChoicePoint agrees to modified court order after second data breach
As reported here, ChoicePoint, Inc., one of the nation’s largest data brokers, has agreed to strengthened data security requirements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to implement a comprehensive information security program protecting consumers’ sensitive information, as required by a previous court order. As a result of the security failure, there…
Newspaper archives can lose libel protection as stories change, rules High Court
A newspaper which continued to publish a defamatory article on its website after its subject was cleared in an investigation lost its right to claim a special journalistic defence against libel, the High Court has said. The ruling makes it clear that while responsible journalism is given some libel protection, that protection can evaporate if…
BNP membership list appears on Wikileaks (yes, again!)
Robert Booth reports: A detailed membership list of the British National party containing names, addresses and telephone numbers was published on the internet this morning. The list, which contains thousands of names, was published on Wikileaks, a website that purports to be a clearing house for information to be published anonymously. [link to list inserted…