David Meyer reports: Apple has halted downloads of the anonymous messaging app Secret from its Brazilian App Store, following a preliminary injunction by a Vitória civil court earlier this week. According to local media reports, Secret is still in Apple‘s Brazilian App Store but cannot be downloaded. iOS users with non-Brazilian accounts can apparently still download the app, and there’s no…
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AOL Says It Doesn’t Honor Do-Not-Track Requests
Allison Grande reports: AOL Inc. disclosed on Friday that it doesn’t respond to signals sent by major Web browsers that indicate that online users don’t want their activities to be tracked across websites, although it said it may be willing to reconsider its position if the industry can agree on a uniform do-not-track standard. As…
School Social Media Policy Sparks Mixed Feelings from Students and Parents
Kelly Gorrigan reports: Parents and students weighed in Thursday on a recent decision by Glendale school officials to continue monitoring students’ public social media posts this school year.Throughout last school year, the Hermosa Beach-based company Geo Listening sent Glendale Unified emails whenever students’ posts were related to bullying, suicide, vandalism or drug use, among other…
Tennessee Legislature Adds Employee Privacy Protections to “Internet Accounts”
Joshua Sudbury of FordHarrison writes: Accessing information about employees and applicants via their social media accounts just got a bit more complicated in Tennessee. This past legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the “Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014” aimed at protecting employees and applicants from being forced by an employer to turn over…