Three dating apps have been removed from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Google Play Store following allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that the apps allowed children as young as 12 to access them and appeared to be in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the [Read More…]
Christopher Voltz of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. writes: Easton Area Sch. Dist. v. Miller, 191 A.3d 75 (Pa. Cmmw. 2018). The Commonwealth Court holds that a school bus surveillance video that depicted a school teacher roughly disciplining a student was not an “education record” under the federal Family Educational Rights and [Read More…]
Jonathan Shieber reports: Apple is defending its removal of certain parental control apps from the iOS App Store in a new statement. The company has come under fire for its removal of certain apps that were pitched as tools giving parents more control over their children’s screen-time, but that Apple [Read More…]
Lesley Fair of the FTC writes: Kids love to play dress-up, but parents wouldn’t want them rummaging through the attic or climbing to the top shelf of the wardrobe without permission and proper supervision. The i-Dressup.com website offered users – including children – a virtual way to play dress-up and [Read More…]