EchoMetrix, Inc., has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately inform parents using its web monitoring software that information collected about their children would be disclosed to third-party marketers. EchoMetrix sells its Sentry software to parents to allow them to monitor their children’s online activities. When Sentry is installed on a computer,…
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Domestic surveillance run amok: actor placed on terrorist watch list
Back in September, we learned about domestic surveillance of environmental protesters and activists who were lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights when it comes to gas drilling. Some of the earlier coverage on this site can be found at Documents show Homeland Security tracks anti-drill groups in PA and Environmental coalition sues PA Emergency Management…
TSA advocacy is just beginning – take action
Despite TSA’s and mainstream media’s attempts to portray National Opt-Out Day as a flop or “fizzle,” I think there is a valid case to be made that the use of social media worked to make more people aware of a serious issue. But a one-day protest and complaining on Twitter is obviously not enough. So…
Who is seeing your kids’ school data?
Keyonna Summers reports: Names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates of Brevard’s nearly 73,000 public school students are available to virtually anyone who asks through a simple public records request. So far, only the military, colleges and research institutions have asked, but school board members worry about who else might request the data. They want…