Markey, Barton Bring Back Do Not Track Kids Bill
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Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) aren't giving up on passing legislation to extend online and mobile privacy protections to teens 13 to 15. On Thursday, the [...]
Facebook Skirts Lawmakers’ Questions About Kiddie Version
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If Facebook is working on a way for kids ages 12 and younger to join the social networking site, it's keeping those plans close to the vest. Not even a [...]
Congressional Privacy Hawks Question Facebook for Kids
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When The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Facebook was developing technology to let kids under 13 use the social networking site, it was only a matter of time—one [...]
Lawmakers Praise Twitter, but Have Questions Too
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Twitter scored a lot of points in Washington recently when it publicly came out in support of the government's Do Not Track policy recommendation for Web companies. But that doesn't [...]
Pols to Google: Wrong Answers
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Google was quick to respond to a letter sent to it last week from eight House members, dashing off a 13-pager outlining and explaining its updated privacy policy. But perhaps [...]