It’s no wonder parents and schools aren’t sure where their policies start and stop when it comes to online interaction among young people who could be in any home, any school, any community or even country. Governments – whether local, state, or national – aren’t sure either. More than ever, “jurisdiction” and “regulation,” whether a [...]
Filed in government policy, international policy, Internet and society, Law & Policy, Privacy
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Also tagged agency, children, Parenting, policy, Privacy, regulatory power, user-driven
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The US Federal Trade Commission’s revisions to the COPPA Rule announced today (12/19/12), are aimed at syncing up a rule mandated by a 1998 law with today’s technology and with “the way children use the Internet, mobile devices and social networking,” the FTC says in its press release. For example, the personal information that services [...]
Filed in children's privacy, consumer privacy, COPPA, data privacy, Law & Policy, Privacy, privacy education
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Also tagged children's online privacy, consumer privacy, COPPA, FTC, New Media, privacy law
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It’s tough to be the FTC – or anyone else trying to make rules for user-driven (social) media. It’s hard enough to make static rules address fast-changing technology. Then there’s the problem of changing understanding of consumers – the intended beneficiaries of the rules and the users of user-driven media – as we all adjust [...]
Filed in children's privacy, consumer privacy, COPPA, data privacy, Law & Policy, Privacy, privacy education, privacy rules, Research, social media research
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Also tagged COPPA, FTC, laws, legislation, online safety, Privacy, under 13, unintended consequences
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