Robert Hough of SheppardMullin writes: Two mobile apps directed at children were recently subject to action by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit. The first, “My Talking Tom,” is a virtual pet game for children operated by Outfit7 Limited. One issue was the display of Outfit7’s privacy policy. Under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, privacy…
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Facebook removes content identifying boys found guilty of Ana Kriegel murder
Facebook and Twitter were ordered to appear in court after two teenage youths were identified on their platforms as the murderers of Ana Kriegel — despite a court order that they not be named. As Eoin Reynolds and Laura Slattery report: The order was made after it emerged that social media users had identified the…
Parents’ anger as child sex change charity puts private emails online
Andrew Gilligan reports: They were some of the most private emails any mother of a nine-year-old could write. Her son, she said, had fully transitioned from girl to boy but was not coping — fighting fellow pupils, stealing from his parents and in emotional turmoil. “I have wondered if we have done the right thing…
Maine’s Governor Mills Signs Strictest Internet Privacy Legislation In the Country Into Law
June 6 – Governor Janet Mills today signed LD 946 “An Act To Protect the Privacy of Online Customer Information,” sponsored by Senator Shenna Bellows of Manchester. The internet privacy legislation, which garnered bipartisan support and unanimous approval in the Maine Senate, prevents the use, sale, or distribution of a customer’s personal information by internet…