UK police profiling children ‘on a large scale’, documents show
Metropolitan police has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”.
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Europe’s online child abuse law will make us all less safe
If passed, the proposal would essentially create a mass surveillance regime across the EU.
Hackers Sexually Extort Kids With Stolen Data
Criminals have been tricking tech giants into sending them sensitive user data, then using it to sexually blackmail users, a new report claims.
Instagram is rolling out new parental supervision tools
Instagram is rolling out new tools that parents can use to help monitor and limit their kids’ usage of the photo-sharing app.
Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy
Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy.
Apple, Google questioned by ICO over app age ratings after UK child safety charity raises concerns
The U.K.’s data protection watchdog asked Apple and Google details on how they assess apps to determine the age ratings they apply.
Google to let minors request removal of images from search
Google on Wednesday announced it will let minors request to remove images from the company’s search feature.
Lawsuit filed against TikTok for violating children’s privacy
The Take Back Your Privacy Foundation (TBYP) and the Consumers’ Association are suing the company behind the popular app TikTok for violating the privacy and consumer rights of children.
Google restricts ad targeting of minors
Google is blocking ad targeting based on the age, gender or interests of people under 18
Apple’s plan to combat abuse images raises privacy concerns
Apple’s plan to scan for child sexual abuse images has raised concerns among the privacy and security communities.
Can facial analysis technology create a child-safe internet?
Determining a person’s age online seems like an intractable problem. But new technology and laws could be on the brink of solving it.
New EU law allows screening of online messages to detect child abuse
The European Parliament adopted the final version of the ePrivacy derogation enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages.