Issues raised included that users were asked to grant broad rights use of their data (in exchange £40-50 in cash); no time limit was given for term of use; and requested data included likeness, voice, opinion, and biographical information.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) denied an application that proposed using facial recognition to ensure a person granting approval for children to use websites covered by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is an adult. The agency will continue to consider age verification technology options to address this issue.
Portugal’s regulator cited concern about protecting minors and the use of iris-scanning for IDs.
Google lashed out at the Department of Justice’s threat to break up the company, calling the proposals “radical.” Among other things, Google says the proposals would threaten users’ privacy, stifle innovation and break Android and Chrome. Given the appeals process, it will likely be years before we know whether Google will stay in one piece.