Earlier this week, I linked to an impressive op-ed by Orin Kerr on how proposed changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act would have serious unintended consequences such as making violation of a web site’s Terms of Service (TOS) a felony. Congress seems to have gotten the message. Joshua Gruenspecht writes: Yesterday, the Senate…
Category: Laws
FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
Nicole Freiss writes: On September 15, 2011 the FTC issued proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”), which imposes requirements on web sites that are directed at and/or collect personal information from children younger than 13 years old. According to the FTC, the revisions are to “ensure that the Rule continues to protect children’s privacy, as…
Californians Deserve Cover to Cover Privacy — Tell Governor Brown to Sign the Reader Privacy Act
From EFF: Books are books whether we read them in a library or on a Kindle or iPad, but California laws are lagging when it comes to protecting reader privacy in the digital age. Tell Governor Brown to sign the Reader Privacy Act today, and ensure Californians don’t have to compromise their privacy when downloading…
Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?
Orin Kerr has a compelling op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about proposed amendments to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) that begins: Imagine that President Obama could order the arrest of anyone who broke a promise on the Internet. So you could be jailed for lying about your age or weight on an…