Three dating apps have been removed from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play Store following allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that the apps allowed children as young as 12 to access them and appeared to be in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC Act. In a recent…
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Given Twitter’s failure to protect people from privacy violations and harassment, Congress should repeal Section 230
There’s been some grumbling in Congress about repealing or amending Section 230 of the CDA. If it is repealed, providers and platforms might no longer have immunity from lawsuits filed over content posted by third parties. Repealing Section 230 does not touch or weaken the First Amendment. What it would do is remove a get-out-jail-free…
Google adds option to auto-delete search and location history data
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Following a year’s worth of privacy scandals and criticism for collecting users’ geo-location data, Google announced today plans to roll out a new feature that will let users auto-delete location, browsing, and search history data from their accounts after a certain period of time. The new feature is set to roll out…
Apple defends its takedown of some apps monitoring screen-time
Jonathan Shieber reports: Apple is defending its removal of certain parental control apps from the iOS App Store in a new statement. The company has come under fire for its removal of certain apps that were pitched as tools giving parents more control over their children’s screen-time, but that Apple said relied on technology that…