Disney Fined $10M for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws on YouTube

Disney agrees to a $10M settlement with the DOJ and FTC over YouTube privacy violations. Learn how the COPPA ruling affects kids' data and Disney's new rules...

A week in security (September 22 – September 28)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child’s data Google and Flo to pay $56 million after misusing users’ health data Neon App pays users to record their phone calls, sells data for AI training updated New SVG-based phishing campaign ...

Roblox Lawsuit Claims Hidden Tracking Used to Monetize Kids Data

Roblox hit with class action over alleged secret tracking of kids' data; lawsuit claims privacy law violations and…...

Ethical dilemmas with responsible disclosure

We do a LOT of disclosures, probably starting one a day on average. Between us, we spend a man day or so per week just managing disclosures. It creates pain for us and consumes time, particularly when the vendor won’t listen. We get the occasional legal threat, which takes time and money to slap...

How to Protect Our Kids' Data and Privacy

Opinion: Kids today have an online presence starting at birth, which raises a host of legal and ethical concerns. We desperately need a new data protection framework...