Collaborate Disseminate
The IICSA report cited “unprecedented levels of depravity” and said that encryption is getting in the way of current screening. Continue reading Report calls for web pre-screening to end UK’s child abuse ‘explosion’
Child safety groups penned an open letter to Facebook, urging a delay on encrypted messaging until sufficient safeguards are in place. Continue reading Facebook encrypted messaging will ‘create hiding places for child abuse’
It’s revamping Messenger Kids with new parental controls and updated information on its children’s data policy. Continue reading Facebook will let parents see kids’ chat history, peer into inbox
A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits. Continue reading Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online
No need to wait until you’ve gurgled out of your mother’s womb to experience the joys of having your privacy breached. Continue reading Peekaboo Moments baby-recording app has a bad database booboo
The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data. Continue reading YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable
The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap. Continue reading TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine. Continue reading US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
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It’s a gnat bite, critics say: The FTC’s reported fine would be worth about two to three months of YouTube ad revenue. Continue reading YouTube reportedly to be fined up to $200m over COPPA investigation