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 [...]
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Safe Harbor is an advantageous agreement between the United States and the European Union that governs the protection of data during transfer from the E.U. to the U.S. American companies wishing to do business with companies in the E.U. may receive certification, stating they have implemented data protection principles that are similar and equal to those of the E.U. Data Protection Directive, and are then allowed unrestricted data transfers with entities in the E.U. Recently, the FTC– the U.S. body governing enforcement of Safe Harbor– has begun to crack down on U.S. companies claiming Safe Harbor compliance, but failing to implement the required protection standards. Multi-national companies must now take a strong look at their privacy policies and notices to ensure they are Safe Harbor compliant and avoid Federal [...] The Europeans value privacy; it is a fundamental human right in their eyes. The European Commission began legal action against the United Kingdom Tuesday for failure to “ensure, among other things, the confidentiality of communications by prohibiting interception and surveillance without the user’s [...] |
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