Drummond urges FTC to strengthen online privacy, safety protections for youth

Drummond urges FTC to strengthen online privacy, safety protections for youth

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 12, 2024) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 39 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Drummond said the update is necessary because the rules governing online privacy protections for children under the age of 13 have not been revised in more than a decade. At the same time, the digital world has evolved rapidly — with smartphones, social networks and connected devices now a big part of daily life.

Att'y Gen. Drummond calls on Meta [Facebook] to protect accounts from scammers

I know several individuals who, in recent months, were the victims of such hacks on Facebook, which not only locked them out of years of personal posts, but their business pages or groups. Facebook (okay... "Meta"... it's always going to be Facebook, just like Twitter will never be "X" for me) "customer service" is notoriously difficult to deal with in such situations.

Drummond calls On Meta to protect accounts from scammers

OKLAHOMA CITY (March 6, 2024) -- Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) asking for a data security review following major increases in scammers taking over accounts on Facebook and Instagram.