On May 15, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent educational letters to over 90 businesses that appear to collect personal information from children under the age of 13, reminding them of the impending July 1 deadline for compliance with the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “Rule”). The letters were sent to domestic and foreign companies that may be collecting information from children that is now considered “personal information” under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) but was not previously considered “personal information.” The definition of “personal information” under COPPA was expanded to include (1) photos, videos and audio recordings of children; and (2) persistent identifiers that may recognize users over time and across various websites and online services (e.g., cookies and IP addresses).
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Privacy News- Privacy watchdog wants Ottawa to force companies to report release of personal data May 23, 2013Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is calling on the federal government to change privacy legislation so companies must report data breaches. Text size: Increase Decrease Reset Share via Email Print Report an Error Save to mystar BLAIR... […]
- Proxy advisory firm settles SEC charges over data breach May 23, 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert ... […]
- UPDATE 4-Proxy advisory firm settles SEC charges over data breach May 23, 2013Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets. (Identifies proxy solicitation firm, adds... […]
- UPDATE 3-Proxy advisory firm settles SEC charges over data breach May 23, 2013Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets. (Adds that ISS does not anticipate facing... […]
- Canada's privacy laws inadequate for digital age, watchdog says May 23, 2013 3:14 PM ET Canadians' trust in the digital economy is at risk because our laws don't have enough teeth to compel companies to protect consumers' privac May 23, 2013Fines for breaking law, mandatory data breach reporting recommended Canadians' trust in the digital economy is at risk because our laws don't have enough teeth to compel companies to protect consumers' privacy, Canada's privacy commissioner says. "It is... […]
- Network-1 Commences Patent Litigation against Vendors of Operating System Software and Computer Systems May 23, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB: NSSI) announced today that its subsidiary, Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC ("MWT"), has initiated patent litigation against several vendors of document system software and computer systems in... […]
- Canada's privacy laws inadequate for digital age, watchdog says May 23, 2013 12:41 PM ET Canadians' trust in the digital economy is at risk because our laws don't have enough teeth to compel companies to protect consumers' privac May 23, 2013Fines for breaking law, mandatory data breach reporting recommended "It is increasingly clear that the law is not up to the task of meeting the challenges of today – and certainly not those of tomorrow,” Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday when she released... […]
- Canada's digital privacy laws in bad need of updating: watchdog May 23, 2013With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law. She released a... […]
- Privacy watchdog says Canada's existing rules can't keep up with digital evolution May 23, 2013With her mandate nearing its end at the end of the year, Canada's privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart is again calling for stronger enforcement powers to help keep companies from straying from or disregarding Canadian privacy law. […]
- Canada's privacy laws inadequate for digital age, watchdog says May 23, 2013Fines for breaking law, mandatory data breach reporting recommended "It is increasingly clear that the law is not up to the task of meeting the challenges of today – and certainly not those of tomorrow,” Jennifer Stoddart said Thursday when she released... […]
- Privacy watchdog wants Ottawa to force companies to report release of personal data May 23, 2013