Normally, I’m very appreciative of all the FTC has done to protect consumer privacy and our data. But boy, did they blow it this time. On April 30, the FTC issued the following release: Mom has gone out of her way for you over the years. On Mother’s Day, let her know you’re doing the…
Category: Youth & Schools
Kids at risk – watchdog fingers Facebook
Isaac Davison reports: Almost half of all New Zealanders now use online social networks – but most of us are hugely concerned about the information children are sharing on the internet. A Privacy Commission survey issued today reveals nearly 45 per cent of Kiwis have online profiles – most on Facebook – which is up…
MO: Parents accuse Springfield schools of civil rights violation
Cory de Vera reports: City Councilman Doug Burlison and his wife Mellony are asking the American Civil Liberties Union to help them stop the apparent practice of locking down Springfield schools to randomly search students for drugs. […] According to the letter from the ACLU, Central High was locked down around 10 a.m. April 22….
EPIC Urges Congress to Extend Children’s Privacy Law to Teenagers and Social Network Services, Says Current Law Has Failed to Keep Up with New Business Practices
From EPIC.org: EPIC President Marc Rotenberg testified today before the Senate Commerce Committee. He said that “COPPA did not anticipate the immersive online experience that a social network service would provide or the extensive data collection of both the trivial and the intimate information that children would share with friends.” Mr. Rotenberg also pointed to…