Christopher Simmons reports that Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s bill, AB 1442, passed its final legislative hurdle yesterday, clearing the Assembly floor by a vote of 76-0. AB 1442 would create reasonable standards of privacy when school districts collect and analyze (or contract with a third-party entity to collect and analyze) data that students post to social-media websites….
Category: Online
Ninth Circuit Finds Browsewrap Arbitration Clause Unenforceable Despite Conspicuous Link
Andrew Hoffman writes: A recent Ninth Circuit decision highlights the importance of obtaining affirmative user assent to online Terms of Use. In Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble Inc., 2014 WL 4056549 (Aug. 18, 2014), the Ninth Circuit concluded that a conspicuous link to the site’s Terms of Use posted throughout the site and in close proximity…
Give a hoot? Wise words on privacy
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand, a program for children (and their teachers): Keeping children safe on the internet is a difficult task in today’s rapidly evolving technological world. To make it easier, the Privacy Commissioner in conjunction with Netsafe and supported by the NZ National Commission for UNESCO, has developed…
AU: Secret data retention discussion paper leaked
Ben Grubb reports: It’s the secret industry consultation paper the federal government didn’t want you to see. Produced by the Attorney-General’s Department and distributed to telecommunications industry members on Friday, the nine-page document attempts to clarify what customer internet and phone records the government wants companies such as Telstra, Optus and iiNet to store for the purpose of law enforcement…