Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Tor Project says that regular Tor browser users are not affected by a deanonymization attack used by German law enforcement to catch the administrator of a dark web CSAM forum named Boystown. German TV network NDR reported on Wednesday that German police had been secretly recording traffic entering the Tor network via nodes located…
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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens
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….
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…