The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, November 12, 2012

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, November 12, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

General Online Privacy
News (U.S.) - Megaupload Case Has Far-Reaching Implications for Cloud-Data Ownership Rights, Wired, Nov. 7, 2012

News (U.S.) - Judge blocks enforcement of Calif. Law requiring disclosure of sex offender Internet IDs, IDG, Nov. 7, 2012 

General Online Safety
News (U.S.) -  Microsoft patents parental controls using Kinect, Digital Spy, Nov. 5, 2012

News (Australia) -  Australia scraps plan to filter Internet, The Australian, Nov. 8, 2012

News (Azerbaijan) -  Internet Governance Forum to tackle online safety, freedom, San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 5, 2012

Advertising & Search
News (U.S.) - Google Chrome Adds ‘Do Not Track’ Privacy Tools, Wired, Nov. 7, 2012

News  (U.S.) - Agencies that use Google services at risk of data-mining, tech group says, Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2012

News (U.S.) - ‘Do Not Track’ effort at a standstill, The Hill, Nov. 5, 2012

Mobile
News (Canada) - Commissioners release guide for 'privacy-friendly' smartphone apps, Canadian Press, Nov. 7, 2012

News (U.K.) -  Should You Spy on Your Child’s Cell Phone Use?, Laptop, Nov. 7 2012

Social Networks
News (U.S.) - Should Teenagers Have Racist Election Tweets In Their Google Results For Life?, Forbes, Nov. 9, 2012

Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) - Election Results Could Breathe New Life Into Do-Not-Track Agenda, Media Post, Nov. 7, 2012

News (E.U.) - Facebook Lobbies Brussels In Earnest On EU Data Privacy Proposals, Tech Week, Nov. 8, 2012 

-- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP