The Student Press Law Center reports: A two-year battle for documents detailing an investigation in NCAA violations is over, with public records being released to The Daily Tar Heel and other media organizations today and in the coming days. The eight media outlets will receive the records after agreeing to a settlement with the University…
Category: Youth & Schools
Children’s Privacy Rules Stir FTC Controversy
Juliana Gruenwald reports: A vocal critic of proposed changes to rules implementing a 1998 law aimed at protecting children online warned on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission could open itself to a legal challenge if it follows through with the regulatory amendments. Others attending a forum on the rules predicted that the modifications could…
McDonald’s removes networking features in some online games
Cecilia Kang reports: McDonald’s said it has removed social networking features in some of its online games after a privacy advocacy group complained to federal regulators that the restaurant chain was violating child online privacy laws. In a complaint filed last August to the Federal Trade Commission, the Center for Digital Democracy said McDonald’s was…
Aus student data stored for Google ads
Natalie Apostolou reports: Australian students may be spared potentially invasive digital data access from Google following the Privacy Commission’s decision to back the EU’s reforms regarding Google’s new privacy policy. European data protection agencies have given Google a four month deadline to fix its new privacy policy which the agencies claim do not comply with…