The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 3, 2012
The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 3, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence
General Online Privacy
News (U.S.) - Amazon Hires Chief Privacy Counsel, The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 31, 2012
News (U.K.) - Chris Soghoian, delights in exposing security flaws and privacy violations, The Economist, Sep. 1, 2012
News (Australia) - Digital Will: How to share your data after death, CNET, Aug. 30, 2012
News (U.S.) - Hacker Group GhostShell says it published one million stolen records, CNET, Aug. 28, 2012
News (U.S.) - Priveazy offers a dashboard to manage privacy across a dozen popular sites, IT World, Aug. 28, 2012
General Online Safety
News (U.K.) - Xbox Live security: how to avoid getting hacked, OXM, Aug. 28, 2012
News (Germany) - Internet addiction fueled by gene mutation, scientists say, CNET, Aug. 29, 2012
News (Australia) - Charlotte Dawson Attempts Suicide, LeAnn Rimes Seeks Treatment As Cyberbullying Reaches Fever Pitch, International Business Times, Aug. 31, 2012
Advocates (U.S.) - School Climate 2.0:Preventing Cyberbullying and Sexting, Cyberbullying Research Center, Aug. 31, 2012
Advertising & Search
News (U.S.) - Judge Allows Challenge to Google Privacy Penalty, National Journal, Aug. 29, 2012
News (U.S.) - Privacy Issues Will Weigh Heavily On Google's Recent Gains, Seeking Alpha, Aug. 29, 2012
Mobile
News (U.S) - Stakeholders Continue Slog on Mobile App Privacy, National Journal, Aug. 29, 2012
News (U.S.) - Smartphone apps track users even when shut down, Boston Globe, Sep. 3, 2012
News (U.S.) - Kid’s Corner brings parental controls to Windows Phone 8, Geek.com, Aug. 31, 2012
Social Networks
News (U.S.) - 5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions, Tech Crunch, Aug. 25, 2012
News (Germany) - German consumer group sets Facebook privacy ultimatum , Reuters, Aug. 29, 2012
News (U.S.) - Your Old Tweets Resurface with Twitter’s Data Reseller Partners, Bostino, Aug. 30, 2012
News (U.S.) - Browser plug-in and website warn about data harvesting by Facebook apps, IDG, Aug. 30, 2012
Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) - SEC Guidance on Cyber-Disclosure Becomes Rule for Online Companies, Bloomberg, Aug. 28, 2012
News (U.K.) - Advocate: Ministers 'have been sabotaging' the battle to block porn on internet, Daily Mail, Sep. 2, 2012
-- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP