Lindsey Tonsager writes: The FTC has decided not to pursue an enforcement action against Clearwater Aquarium for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (“COPPA”) Rule. In February 2012, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”) referred the Clearwater Aquarium’s website to the FTC for review under COPPA after the Aquarium reportedly did not respond to…
Month: April 2012
Calgary police break privacy legislation by snooping through email, copying topless photos
Matt McClure reports: Security experts with Calgary’s Police Service broke the province’s privacy legislation by snooping in a civilian employee’s personal email account and copying topless photos of the woman as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has ordered the police…
Congress Should Grill the FCC Over Redacted Google Wi-Fi Snooping Report
Chris Soghoian has a commentary on Threat Level that begins: Google released a mostly uncensored version of the FCC’s report on the Street View privacy debacle over the weekend, and the new revelations in the document will undoubtedly prompt privacy groups and Congress to demand further investigations and sanctions. And justifiably so. The full FCC…
California Job Front: Social media privacy bills advance in Sacramento
Darrell Smith reports that legislation prohibiting employers from asking job applicants’ social media logins is moving closer to becoming law in California: The Social Media Privacy Act, sponsored by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, sailed through the Senate’s Education, and Labor and Industrial Relations committees. The bill’s Assembly counterpart, authored by Silicon Valley Democrat…