AP reports: Google is expected to pay a multimillion dollar penalty from the Federal Trade Commission over its handling of kids’ information on its popular video site YouTube. That’s according to a Washington Post report that Google has reached a settlement with the agency. The FTC was reportedly investigating YouTube [Read More…]
FTC to host workshop on COPPA in October as part of initiative In light of continued rapid changes in technology, the Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on the effectiveness of the amendments the agency made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) in 2013 and whether additional [Read More…]
Tyler Durden reports: The FBI plans to step up its efforts to gather information from social media – issuing a call last week for a new tool to monitor Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other platforms “in a timely fashion.” Citing the use of social media by terrorist groups, domestic threats, criminal [Read More…]
Karen Chiu reports: For parents looking to keep track of their kids’ whereabouts, there’s no lack of gadgets designed to do the job. Now parents will be able to do it for free in one area in China. A district government in the southern city of Guangzhou recently distributed free [Read More…]