FTC fines Fortnite maker Epic Games $520M over children’s privacy charges
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday morning it will charge Epic Games with a $520 million settlement over charges related to children’s privacy. Epic Games, which makes popular all-ages games like “Fortnite” and “Fall Guys,” allegedly violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by deploying “design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases,” the FTC said in a press release.
Twitter Whistleblower Testifies About Privacy and Security Issues
September 13, 2022- Twitter Whistleblower Testifies on Security Issues Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on privacy and security issues relating to the social media company before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony came amid a whistleblower complaint that he published in August. Mr. Zatko spoke at length about how Twitter executives have neglected to take steps to protect users' data, which are accessible to about half of Twitter employees. He further explained the national security risks of such vulnerabilities and mentioned examples of foreign agents who were employed at the company.
California Attorney General Bonta Puts Businesses Operating Loyalty Programs on Notice for Violations of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
On Data Privacy Day, Attorney General Bonta Puts Businesses Operating Loyalty Programs on Notice for Violations of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
ZenPrivata® Releases Privacy by Design Capability (#PrivacyByDesign)
The Privacy by Design application enables organizations to build privacy into applications before they become an organizational liability. While others may focus on minimization, Zen Privata’s Privacy by Design is the ideal solution to prevent privacy and data security issues before they surface by addressing them before or during application development or modernization, and digitization projects.
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