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: Youth & Schools
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…
The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
Brian Krebs reports: A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that…