Friday, September 28, 2012

FTC on Web Privacy + Children

The New York Times is reporting that "Federal regulators are about to take the biggest steps in more than a decade to protect children online."  While regulators are conscerned about privacy, and the ability to even track and locate individual children, given the recent explosion in handheld devices owned by children, digital marketers are concerned, arguing that the new restrictions will cause companies to reduce their marketing targeted at chidlren.

Read more about the controversy and proposed new regulations here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/technology/ftc-moves-to-tighten-online-privacy-protections-for-children.html?ref=technology&_r=0

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