Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, the FTC has the authority to take enforcement actions for the use of “unfair trade practices.” In 2004, the FTC used the fairness principle to enforce privacy law for the first time by launching a case against the Gateway Learning company, owner of the popular “Hooked on Phonics” product [...]
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The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act was passed in 1998 by the FTC to protect the personal information of children. It specifically applies to websites that target children and provides guidelines for the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information of children under the age of 13 who may not understand the dangers of disclosing personal information on the [...] Several Twitter users noticed a change in their service Tuesday. It wasn’t obvious to most, and might not represent a significant difference. This examination of Twitter’s privacy policy questions their [...] Seems Amazon has not been reading up on their recent history. For some reason, most consumers don’t like it when you quietly make changes without asking. Amazon is re-learning the lesson through their Kindle electronic book readers and Whispernet service. They removed unauthorized copies of books that made their way onto the Kindle store and end book readers, angering customers. The author and book in question – George Orwell and [...] |
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