The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 24, 2012

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, September 24, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

General Online Privacy
Research (U.S.) - Reverse Engineering Informational Privacy Law, Michael Birnhack, Yale J. L. & Tech. (2013, Forthcoming)

News (U.S.) – Company bets on airport of the future: passing security with an iris scan, Ars Technica, Sep. 18, 2012

General Online Safety
News (U.K.) - Fury at 'creepshot' site where users post sexual pictures of school girls, Daily Mail, Sep. 23, 2012

News (U.S.) - Facebook and Google Help Launch Online Safety Platform For Teens, Mashable, Sep. 13, 2012

Advertising & Search
Advocates (U.S.) - Do Not Track Update: the Fight for User Privacy Continues, EFF, Sep. 20, 2012

News (U.S.) - ICO reaffirms 'reasonable assurance' over Google's privacy changes, Out-Law, Sep. 17, 2012

Mobile
News (U.S.) - AT&T Launches Campaign to Stop Texting While Driving, Safe Kids, Sep. 24, 2012

Research (U.S.) - Teens who 'sext' more likely to have sex, study suggests, LA Times, Sep. 17, 2012 (Study in Pediatrics)

Social Networks
News (Australia) - Twitter promises to keep metadata for Australian law enforcement, CNET, Sep. 20, 2012

News (U.S.) - Facebook fights for deceased beauty queen's privacy, CNET, Sep. 21, 2012

News (U.S.) - Facebook’s $9.5 Million ‘Beacon’ Settlement Approved, Wired, Sep. 21, 2012

News (E.U.) - Facebook agrees to delete facial recognition image 'templates' in response to EU, Out-Law, Sep. 21, 2012

Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) - How changes to COPPA could chill innovation for everyone, Ars Technica, Sep. 20, 2012

News (U.S.) – Senate delays update to Video Privacy Protection Act at request of law enforcement, CNET, Sep. 20, 2012

News (E.U.) - EDPS Peter Hustinx calls for single definition of 'illegal content' across EU, Out-Law, Sep. 18, 2012 

-- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP

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