Category: fine

FTC approves a fine for Google over YouTube kids privacy probe

Post author By Randall
Post date July 20, 2019
Categories In Entertainment, fine, Ftc, Google, Internet, Tech, Youtube

[ad_1] The FTC has been getting child privacy complaints against YouTube for years, according to previous reports. COPPA, after all, prohibits companies from collecting data from users under 13 and from targeting them with personalized ads. To better protect kids using the internet these days, the agency intends to reexamine how COPPA is enforced, seeing […]

UK regulator to hit British Airways with record fine over 2018 hack

Post author By Randall
Post date July 8, 2019
Categories In british airways, business, Data Protection, Facebook, fine, gdpr, ico, Privacy, Security, Tech, tomorrow, Uk

[ad_1] In September last year, hackers stole the data of anyone who booked a flight through the BA website over a two-week period, affecting around 380,000 people. The pilfered data included login details, payment information, travel booking information, and addresses. The attack was coordinated by a well-established group who were also responsible for other security […]

Facebook reportedly invites federal oversight of its privacy practices

Post author By Randall
Post date May 3, 2019
Categories In business, Facebook, federal, fine, Ftc, gear, government, oversight, Politics, Privacy, probe, Security, settlement, Tech

[ad_1] As part of this tradeoff, Facebook may face a multi-billion dollar fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sources told The Washington Post that Facebook would also have to more rigorously review new products and services, document its decisions and efforts to avoid privacy pitfalls and take a more active role in policing third-party […]