The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, December 9, 2012

The Week in Privacy and Online Safety, December 9, 2012A weekly global roundup of online safety news, policy developments, research, and influence

General Online Privacy
News (U.S.) - You’d Need 76 Work Days to Read All Your Privacy Policies Each Year, Time, Dec. 4, 2012 

General Online Safety
News (U.S.) -  Washington Drops Defense of Online ‘Adult Services’ Law, Wired, Dec. 7, 2012
News (U.S.) -  Square Enix Pulls Ad for ‘Hitman’ After Cyberbullying Complaints, Wired, Dec. 2012
News (U.S.) -  Google Reportedly Working On Parental Controls For Chrome, Tech Crunch, Dec. 6, 2012

Advertising & Search
News (U.S.) – Advocates on FTC Panel: Free market doesn't work for online privacy, IDG, Dec. 6, 2012
News (U.S.) - Which Websites Are Sharing Your Personal Details?, The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7, 2012

Mobile
News (U.S.) - Delta sued in first action under California online privacy law, Reuters, Dec. 6, 2012
News (U.S.) -  Kindle FreeTime Unlimited: a kid-friendly subscription service, Tech Hive, Dec. 4, 2012

Social Networks
News (U.S.) -  Judge gives initial OK to revised Facebook privacy settlement, Reuters, Dec. 4, 2012
News (Germany) - Facebook sued over App Center data sharing in Germany, TechWorld, Dec. 6, 2012
News (U.S.) - Facebook opens polls, users vote against privacy-policy changes, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 4, 2012

Legislation & Regulation
News (U.S.) -  FTC Settles Complaint with Epic Marketing, Over ‘History Sniffing,’ Salon, Dec. 5, 2012
Government E.U.) -  The right to be forgotten - between expectations and practice, ENISA, Dec., 2012

 -- Compiled by David Burt, CISSP, CIPP