The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, August 20, 2012

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, August 20, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

General Online Privacy
News (U.S.) -  Blizzard Prompting User Data Changes After Hack, Kotaku, Aug. 15. 2012

News (U.S.) - Federal judge rules Video Privacy Protection Act applies Hulu’s web streaming, Media Post, Aug. 13, 2012 

General Online Safety
News (U.S.) -  Teens and video games: How much is too much?, Fox News, Aug. 13, 2012

News (U.K.) -  Windows 8′s New Parental Controls, Laptop, Aug. 10, 2012

News (U.S.) -  Cyber Bullying: Are Teens Really in Danger?, Mobiledia, Aug. 14, 2012

Advertising & Search
News (U.K.) - ICO "not ready" to probe cookie complaints, PC Pro, Aug. 20, 2012 

Mobile
News (U.S.) - Detect Apps Leaking Your Data, Mashable, Aug. 10, 2012

Advocates (U.S.) -  Generation Smartphone: A Guide for Parents of Tweens & Teens, Online Mom, Aug. 10, 2012

News (U.S.) - Verizon ESRB rates all its mobile apps for age-appropriate content, GigaOm, Aug. 14, 2012

Social Networks
News (U.S.) -  Judge rejects Facebook settlement of 'Sponsored Stories' lawsuit, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 17, 2012

News (U.S.) -  Deleting your photos on Facebook works, Ars Technica, Aug. 16, 2012

Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) - Mobile Apps Could Be Affected by New COPPA Privacy Rules for Kids, Read/Write, Aug. 14. 2012

News (Australia) – Gov. puts web surveillance plans on ice, Sydney Morning Herald, Aug. 10, 2012 

-- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP