The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, July 30, 2012
The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, July 30, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence
General Online Privacy
News (U.S.) - MAC and IP Addresses: Personal Information?, Data Governance Law, July 24, 2012
News (U.S.) - US groups: Foreign cloud providers marketing against privacy concerns, IDG News, July 25, 2012
Research (U.S.) - Consumer privacy: What are consumers willing to share, PricewaterhouseCoopers, July, 2012
General Online Safety
News (U.S.) - eBay's next target: The under-18 crowd, CNet, July 26, 2012
News (U.K.) - Habbo’s CEO calls for online safety coalition in wake of sex-chat crisis, Venture Beat, July 27, 2012
News (Taiwan) - Teen Dies After Playing Game For 40 Hours Straight, Mirror, July 18, 2012
News (U.S.) – TRO issued in Washington state online sex ad law, Ars Technica, July 28, 2012
Advertising & Search
Research (U.S.) – Americans Roundly Reject Tailored Political Advertising, Joseph Turow, et. al., July 23, 2012
News (U.K.) - Firefox 14 encrypts Google search, The Register, July 19, 2012
Mobile
Research (U.S.) - 'Sexting' may be just a normal part of dating for Internet generation, Univ. of Michigan, July 24, 2012
News (U.S.) - Parental Control Apps for Smartphones, PC Magazine, July 27, 2012
Research (U.S.) - June 2012 FPF Mobile Apps Study, Future of Privacy Forum, July, 2012
Social Networks
News (U.S.) - Man accused of stalking Little Leaguers on Facebook for sex, Minn. Star Tribune, July 27, 2012
News (U.S.) - Google's Secret Weapon To Fix YouTube's Awful Comments: Your Real Identity, Forbes, July 23, 2012
News (U.S.) - Twitter Appeals Order That It Turn Over Protester’s Posts, Bloomberg News, July 19, 2012
Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) - 'Do Not Track' Internet spat risks legislative crackdown, Reuters, July 24, 2012
Research (U.K.) – The Right to Privacy in Constitutions, Privacy International, July 26, 2012
News (U.S.) - Congress to Examine Data Sellers, The New York Times, July 24, 2012
-- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP
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