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US: Hasbro and Mattel Among Toy Firms to Take New Steps in Children's Online Privacy

Sep 21, 2016

Four big toy firms have agreed to terms to stop allowing third-party online marketers track the internet habits of children under 13. Hasbro and Mattel are among four toy companies who have agreed to stop allowing online marketers track ...

Tags: Hasbro, Mattel, online marketers, internet habits

Kid-Safe Tablets and Smartphones Are Hitting The Market

Jan 9, 2014

Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used. Hollywood studio DreamWorks has joined the move, introducing its DreamTab at this week's Consumer Electronics Show ...

Tags: kid-safe tablet, kid-safe smartphone, DreamWorks, DreamTab, Fuhu

NSA Propagated Malware Around The World in a Bid to Infiltrate and Compromise

Nov 26, 2013

The US National Security Agency (NSA) propagated malware around the world in a bid to infiltrate and compromise more than 50,000 networks. The claim is the latest in the Edward Snowden disclosures and published in the German newspaper ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

A U.S. Judge Has Put a Stamp of Approval on a US$20 Million Fund for Facebook

Aug 27, 2013

A U.S. judge has put a stamp of approval on a US$20 million fund for Facebook to settle a class-action advertising suit, despite objections from groups representing minors on the site. The ruling was issued Monday in the U.S. District ...

Tags: Computer Products, webservice, software

Comply with Children's Privacy Rules Took Effect in The U.S. Monday

Jul 3, 2013

Some websites and mobile app developers are confused about how to comply with revised rules governing the online collection of personal information from children that took effect in the U.S. Monday, critics said. The U.S. Federal Trade ...

Tags: Computer Products, Children's Privacy Rules

Over Three Quarters of Consumers Globally Are Concerned About Their Privacy Online

Jun 27, 2013

In spite of assertions by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and others that the age of privacy is over, new research commissioned by civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed that over three quarters of consumers globally ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Mozilla Has Been Testing a Patch From Jonathan Mayer

May 21, 2013

Mozilla has postponed blocking third-party cookies by default in Firefox 22, "to collect and analyze data on the effect of blocking some third-party cookies." The nonprofit organization is, however, not softening its stand on protecting ...

Tags: Mozilla, Third-Party Cookies

New Social Media Privacy Laws That Have Been Enacted in Several States Around The Country

May 17, 2013

New social media privacy laws that have been enacted in several states around the country, or those in the works, present something of a mixed bag for businesses. While the laws generally limit companies from asking job seekers and ...

Tags: Social Media, Businesses, Mixed Bag, Computer Products

The ADA Prevents States From Enforcing Laws That Could Impact The Prices

May 16, 2013

A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications. In a brief ruling last week, California Superior Court Judge Marla Miller ...

Tags: Mobile Privacy, Computer Products

The Wealth of Personal Data That Mobile Apps Collect Could Face Legal Punishment

Apr 15, 2013

The wealth of personal data that mobile apps collect on their users needs to be conspicuously stated to consumers or developers could face legal heat, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris said Wednesday. Rather than resorting to ...

Tags: App Developers, mobile apps

Facebook Likes Can Reveal a Lot More Than You Think

Mar 12, 2013

ThoseE Facebook 'likes' can reveal a lot more than you think. Research shows patterns from these Facebook preferences can provide surprisingly accurate estimates of the user's race, age, IQ, sexuality and other personal information. The ...

Tags: Facebook, Facebook data, Facebook users

The Benefits of Making Computer Programming a Required High School Class

Feb 20, 2013

During a Google+ 'Fireside Hangout' on Thursday night, President Barack Obama talked about his daughters' math and science studies, the benefits of making computer programming a required high school class and the need to keep the Internet ...

Tags: Internet, Google, tech issues

Maybe You Should Use Facebook a Little Less

Feb 18, 2013

Looking to have a romantic Valentine's Day with your sweetheart? Maybe you should use Facebook a little less. Facebook just may be the third wheel in your relationship, according to a study from Abine Inc., an online privacy company based ...

Tags: Facebook, network, Internet

A Recent Push in The It Industry to Collect and Monetize Big Data Is Headed for a Clash

Feb 18, 2013

A recent push in the IT industry to collect and monetize big data is headed for a clash with privacy concerns from Internet users and potential regulation from some governments, according to tech analyst firm Ovum. Internet advertising ...

Tags: IT industry, privacy concerns, networks

APP Will Pay a $800,000 Civil Penalty to Settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission Charges

Feb 5, 2013

The maker of the Path social networking app will pay a $800,000 civil penalty to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, the agency said Friday. ...

Tags: Path social networking app, U.S.Federal Trade Commission

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