Ashley Fitzpatrick reports: An unknown number of Holy Heart of Mary High School students became part of police tactics in 2012, leading to an investigation and criminal trial in 2014, but the students have never been told one word about it. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) used the students to legitimize fake Facebook and Hotmail…
Category: Online
Joliet teens charged with child pornography after group sex video posted to Twitter
WLS reports: Four Joliet teenagers were charged with child pornography after a group sex video was posted to Twitter. The three males – ages 14, 15 and 16 – and one female, 15, all attend Joliet Central High School. They were arrested after the girl’s mother saw the video and called police. The sex was…
FTC Continues to Update COPPA FAQs – This Time, Guidance for Schools
Ronald London writes: Update: On March 20, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission quietly announced further slight modifications to “Part M” of its FAQs pertaining to COPPA guidance for schools. Read more on Davis Wright Tremaine Privacy & Security Law Blog.
The Netherlands: new rules for cookies, data breaches and fines
Joke Bodewits of Hogan Lovells writes: Recently, new rules on cookies (all links in Dutch) came into force in the Netherlands. In addition, the Dutch Second Chamber approved a draft bill to introduce a mandatory data breach notification requirement and to strengthen the Dutch Data Protection Authority’s investigative and fining powers. The new rules apply to all companies acting…