[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Path has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that collected personal information users’ mobile device address books without their knowledge and consent. The settlement requires Path to establish a comprehensive privacy program, and to obtain independent privacy…
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[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Federal Trade Commission adopted final amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, that strengthen kids’ privacy protections and give parents greater control over the personal information that websites and online services may collect from children under…
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[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent decree between the United States and Artist Arena, a company that operates fan club websites for popular recording artists such as Justin Bieber and Selena…
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[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The settlement requires…
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[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Google has agreed to pay $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple’s Safari browser that it would not place tracking “cookies” or serve targeted ads to those users,…
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[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Obama Administration has unveiled a blueprint for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights to protect consumers online. Leading Internet companies and online advertising networks in the Digital Advertising Alliance came to the White House to commit to using…
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