Balough
October 27, 2016
(October 27, 2016) Internet Service Providers (ISPs) must now obtain affirmative consent if they want to use and share sensitive personally identifiable information of consumers under new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC said the approved new rules “ensure broadband customers have meaningful choice, greater transparency and strong security protections for […]
Balough
February 8, 2015
The First Amendment does not guarantee the right of the press to publish unlawfully obtained sensitive information of marginal public value, the Seventh Circuit found. The opinion in Dahlstrom v. Sun-Times said it answers the long-standing “still-open question” created when the U.S. Supreme Court found that a newspaper could publish unlawfully obtained information if the newspaper […]
Balough
September 18, 2014
TinyCo, Inc. got into big trouble with the Federal Trade Commission for collecting email addresses from children under 13 who used the company’s kid’s mobile apps. The company, which offers mobile apps for free download from Apple’s App Store, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore, agreed to delete the improperly collected data and pay a […]
Balough
December 23, 2013
A 92-question and answer guide is available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help businesses and parents understand the new rule for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which go into effect July 1, 2013. The rule, adopted in December 2012, expands the types of information about children under 13 that require parental […]
Balough
December 16, 2013
The rapidly expanding use by children of mobile devices for social networking and interactive gaming has prompted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to propose changes to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The FTC seeks to expand the definition of “personal information” to include screen [names], user names, and persistent identifiers when the information is […]
Balough
December 16, 2013
A juvenile who gains unauthorized access to another’s Facebook page, alters the Facebook profile, and posts obscene messages on two friends’ walls commits criminal identity theft. A California appellate court upheld a juvenile court’s determination that the juvenile was guilty under the state’s criminal identity theft statute. The law makes it a crime when a person […]
