From the Federal Trade Commision (FTC): A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information while failing to adequately protect users online, especially children and teens….
Category: Online
Federal judge says class privacy claims may proceed against online mental health platform
Michael Gennaro reports: Class action claims brought by consumers who say online mental health platform Headway allowed Google to collect their personal data without permission may proceed, a federal judge in California ruled Monday. Headway is an online service that helps people find mental health care providers who accept insurance. In a 2023 complaint, the lead…
The ICO’s statement in response to Meta’s announcement to introduce teen accounts
From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office, September 17th, Stephen Almond, Executive Director Regulatory Risk said: “We welcome Instagram’s new protections for its younger users following our engagement with them. Our Children’s code is clear that kids’ accounts must be set as ‘high privacy’ by default, unless there is a compelling reason not to do…
Court Grants Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On September 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah issued an Order granting a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, prohibiting the Utah Attorney General from implementing and enforcing the Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act (the “Act”), which was set to take effect October 1, 2024. Enacted in…