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Age Verification for Our Children: A Report on Tools and Resources Available for Safegaurding the First Generation of Digital Natives
[…] cond-life-getting-content-filters-adult- continent and: http://www.netfamilynews.org/labels/Zindra.html 14 from celebrities or the deceased. 25 b. World of Warcraft, the world’s largest Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, now claims over 14 million subscribers. Blizzard En tertainment, creators of World of Warcraft, requires a valid government-issued docume nt for ID as part of their registration process. For minors to participate, Bl izzard requires their parents to register and provide government-issued ID for themselves. c. Another set of challenges comes from the world o f live gaming, where gamers can interact with each other in real time. Not only are there concerns of cyber-bullying or predation as there are with other openly accessible Internet environments, there are concerns about the content itself; consider the now infamous prostitute solicitation scene from Grand Theft Auto, or the incredible popu larity of some violent and bloody games. i. The newest generation of video game consoles com e equipped with parental controls, and the first time they are activated, ga mers must go through the parental controls menu as part of system setup befo re they can even play. Given the expense of these gaming systems, it is expected that parents will be the ones buying them for their children, and therefore that they will be there to set the system up at an appropriate age level the first tim e a game is played. 1. Due to age restrictions on video games at the po int of sale, it is now more difficult for underage children to obtain video gam es than it is for them to obtain R-rated movies in American retail stores. 2. There are resources, such as the Microsoft-suppo rted web site, GetGameSmart.com, which seek to promote ongoing and effective […]
Online Age Verification For Our Children
[…] cond-life-getting-content-filters-adult- continent and: http://www.netfamilynews.org/labels/Zindra.html 14 from celebrities or the deceased. 25 b. World of Warcraft, the world’s largest Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, now claims over 14 million subscribers. Blizzard En tertainment, creators of World of Warcraft, requires a valid government-issued docume nt for ID as part of their registration process. For minors to participate, Bl izzard requires their parents to register and provide government-issued ID for themselves. c. Another set of challenges comes from the world o f live gaming, where gamers can interact with each other in real time. Not only are there concerns of cyber-bullying or predation as there are with other openly accessible Internet environments, there are concerns about the content itself; consider the now infamous prostitute solicitation scene from Grand Theft Auto, or the incredible popu larity of some violent and bloody games. i. The newest generation of video game consoles com e equipped with parental controls, and the first time they are activated, ga mers must go through the parental controls menu as part of system setup befo re they can even play. Given the expense of these gaming systems, it is expected that parents will be the ones buying them for their children, and therefore that they will be there to set the system up at an appropriate age level the first tim e a game is played. 1. Due to age restrictions on video games at the po int of sale, it is now more difficult for underage children to obtain video gam es than it is for them to obtain R-rated movies in American retail stores. 2. There are resources, such as the Microsoft-suppo rted web site, GetGameSmart.com, which seek to promote ongoing and effective […]
Privacy's Zietgeist Moment
[…] rules, eliminating successful experimentation at the state level. California exemplifies this trend: its privacy innovations include allowing consumers to freeze their credit in the face of identity theft among others. New York and Connecticut are now considering bills that would set limits on companies that track consumers across websites to deliver targeted advertisements based […]
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[…] Always Fully Understand or Are Not Able to Control Adequately Data Collection Practices. …………………………7 2. The Collection of Consumer’s Personal Data Also Raises Invasion of Privacy, Identity Theft, and Discrimination Concerns. ………………………………………………………………………………………..8 IV. To Safeguard Consumers and Promote Broadband Adoption and Use, the Commission Should Ensure that its National Broadband Plan Addresses the Critical […]
Obama Adds Senior Security/Privacy Role to White House Staff
It is very heartening to see the important new office of the Cyber Security Coordinator include a dedicated privacy official. Fighting terror, cybercrime or identity theft all call for strong measures that can require access to personal data of Americans. By having a respected senior voice at the table, privacy issues can be properly […]
Harvard Engineering
[…] When building a system that maintains health or financial records for a large number of people, what do we need to do to protect the information against theft and abuse, keep the information private, AND at the same time, satisfy all governing privacy laws and restrictions? Moreover, how do we know that we’ve satisfied […]
Harvard Engineering
[…] When building a system that maintains health or financial records for a large number of people, what do we need to do to protect the information against theft and abuse, keep the information private, AND at the same time, satisfy all governing privacy laws and restrictions? Moreover, how do we know that we’ve satisfied […]
The Future of Privacy Forum Consumer Privacy Agenda for the New Administration
[…] limited resources to combat terror and prosecute child predators, and are currently unable to adequately attend to the increasingly dangerous criminals involved in spam, spyware, phishing, identity theft and malware. Appropriate global criminal law enforcement support must be dedicated to support the efforts of the FTC so that it can use its expertise to […]
The Future of Privacy Forum Consumer Privacy Agenda for the New Administration
[…] limited resources to combat terror and prosecute child predators, and are currently unable to adequately attend to the increasingly dangerous criminals involved in spam, spyware, phishing, identity theft and malware. Appropriate global criminal law enforcement support must be dedicated to support the efforts of the FTC so that it can use its expertise to […]
Data Security Breach Laws Remain the Province of the States
[…] the state’s existing data breach notification law to liability to banks for breaches of any protected personal information. Thus, the legal regime to protect consumers from identity theft when their personal information is exposed through a breach of data security remains the province of the states, with Congress considering but yet to enact a […]