Brendan Sasso reports: House Judiciary Committee lawmakers discussed legislation to restrict the use of drones in domestic airspace during a field forum at Rice University in Texas on Thursday. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas), who chaired the forum of the Subcommittee on Crime, urged Congress to take up his Preserving American Privacy Act, which would only…
Category: Laws
Children’s Privacy Rules Stir FTC Controversy
Juliana Gruenwald reports: A vocal critic of proposed changes to rules implementing a 1998 law aimed at protecting children online warned on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission could open itself to a legal challenge if it follows through with the regulatory amendments. Others attending a forum on the rules predicted that the modifications could…
Supervisor seeks more privacy for Clipper card users
Zusha Elinson reports: San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos has introduced a resolution urging the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and state Legislature to strengthen privacy protections for Clipper card users. The transportation commission, which administers the transit card, also has begun re-examining why personal data is stored for seven years after a Clipper card account is closed….
McDonald’s removes networking features in some online games
Cecilia Kang reports: McDonald’s said it has removed social networking features in some of its online games after a privacy advocacy group complained to federal regulators that the restaurant chain was violating child online privacy laws. In a complaint filed last August to the Federal Trade Commission, the Center for Digital Democracy said McDonald’s was…