Jai Vijayan reports: The US Department of Energy (DoE) is betting on a voluntary set of standards to guide privacy practices within the smart grid industry. Earlier this month, the Department publicly released for comment a draft Voluntary Code of Conduct listing a set of privacy recommendations for smart grid owners, operators, and other third parties. Read…
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Privacy activists hit FTC over kids rules
Julian Hattem reports: Privacy advocates are criticizing the Federal Trade Commission for what they call lax oversight of laws designed to protect children’s privacy. The Center for Digital Democracy and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood on Tuesday filed comments with the FTC accusing AgeCheq — a company offering a service that lets parents allow websites…
U.S. Charges Company CEO for Selling Spyware App
The United States charges a private company CEO for allegedly selling spyware phone app, the Department of Justice says. The indictment documents states Hammad Akbar, chief executive officer of a private company InvoCode, sold an app known as StealthGenie. The app is capable of recording phone conversations within a 15-foot radius and can intercept texts…
EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Maricopa County Community Colleges Data Breach
The following is cross-posted from DataBreaches.net, where you can find extensive coverage of a 2013 breach at Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) that affected almost 2.5 million. Earlier this year, I reached out to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), to encourage them to join DataBreaches.net in filing a complaint with the FTC concerning the massive…