From EPIC.org: The State Department filed a notice this week seeking comment on the agency’s plan to make permanent the collection of social media identifiers from individuals applying for visas to enter the U.S. The public comment period is open until October 2, 2017. The State Department previously requested emergency approval for the plan. EPIC…
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FTC Approves Modifications to TRUSTe’s COPPA Safe Harbor Program
Hunton & Williams writes: On July 31, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved modifications to TRUSTe’s safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”). The COPPA Rule incorporates a “safe harbor” provision that allows companies and industry groups to seek the FTC’s approval for self-regulatory frameworks…
‘Anonymous’ browsing data can be easily exposed, researchers reveal
Alex Hern reports: A judge’s porn preferences and the medication used by a German MP were among the personal data uncovered by two German researchers who acquired the “anonymous” browsing habits of more than three million German citizens. “What would you think,” asked Svea Eckert, “if somebody showed up at your door saying: ‘Hey, I…
French court refers Google privacy case to ECJ
Mark Scott reports: Google won a reprieve Wednesday after one of France’s highest courts asked European judges to decide whether the tech giant should apply a privacy ruling across all of its search requests worldwide. The decision represents the latest turn in the often-heated debate around the so-called “right to be forgotten,” an earlier privacy…