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Nature of teens’ internet use transformed with always-on connections

Do you know how your teenager is accessing the internet? The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has published a new study that looks at USA teens and their use of computers, tablets and smartphones.
April 12, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Children not reporting harmful content online

EU Kids Online, an international network funded by the EU Safer Internet Programme has published a report on the behaviour of children online that takes a look at industry strategies compared to what children actually do while on the Internet.
August 9, 2012 Comments (0) Share
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Facebook found to have ‘deceived consumers’ in regard to privacy

The USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency of the United States government charged with consumer protection, has forced Facebook to overhaul its privacy practices, as the privacy policy in place was found to be ‘deceptive’.
December 2, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Facebook’s face-recognition function to be investigated by EU data protection officials

The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, a group of 27 national data protection and privacy agencies that advises the European Commission on privacy issues, will probe Facebook over a new feature that uses face-recognition software to suggest people’s names to identify in pictures without their permission, report Bloomberg News.
June 13, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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British super-injunction controversy raises questions about freedom of speech and new media

In England and Wales, super-injunctions, gag orders that prohibit the press from reporting the details of a legal case are at the center of a country-wide controversy that raises questions about freedom of the press, freedom of speech, online censorship, the effect of European treaties on the UK legal systems and fundamental constitutional issues regarding
May 24, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Children using social networks at a younger age, unaware of basic privacy risks

A survey of social networking, age and privacy commissioned by the European Commission and published by the EU Kids Online network has showed that 77% of 13 to 16 year olds and 38% of 9 to 12 year olds in the EU have a profile on a social networking site like Facebook.
April 20, 2011 Comments (0) Share