One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled New Instagram privacy policy sparks online fury.
(RNN) – Instagram has just declared to the world that all’s fair in love, war and social media.
The popular photo-sharing app rolled out its new user agreement, and reaction from experts as well as users appeared mostly sour.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Senate takes step toward banning stalking software for cellphones.
WASHINGTON — A loophole that permits software companies to sell cyberstalking apps that operate secretly on cellphones could soon be closed by Congress. The software is popular among jealous wives or husbands because it can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday that makes it a crime for companies to make and intentionally operate a stalking app. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., also would curb the appeal for such inexpensive and easy-to-use programs by requiring companies to disclose their existence on a target’s phone.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Ex-lawmaker from Selma sentenced to year in jail for sexual contact with student.
CAMDEN, Alabama — Former state Rep. James Thomas of Selma has been sentenced to spend one year in jail on a charge of having sexual contact with a female student at the Wilcox County high school where he was principal.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Former Rehobeth teacher sentenced for having sex with student.
Michel, 44, was a long-time science teacher at Rehobeth High School. He was sentenced to 36 years in prison Wednesday by Circuit Judge Butch Binford. Michel will serve three eight-year sentences for having sex with a student and four three-year sentences for the possession of porn material convictions. All sentences will run consecutively, meaning the prison term for each count will not begin until the expiration of the previous count. Binford also denied any probation request and assessed fines and penalties totaling around $6,000.
“This is the most horrible thing anybody could possibly go through,” the mother said, adding that her children still attend school at Rehobeth. “They will suffer daily.”
Source: Dothan Eagle
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Federal Trade Commission published an article titled FTC’s Second Kids’ App Report Finds Little Progress in Addressing Privacy Concerns Surrounding Mobile Applications for Children.
The Federal Trade Commission issued a new staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures report coverStill Not Making the Grade,” examining the privacy disclosures and practices of apps offered for children in the Google Play and Apple App stores. The report details the results of the FTC’s second survey of kids’ mobile apps.
Since FTC staff’s first survey of kids’ mobile apps in 2011, staff found little progress toward giving parents the information they need to determine what data is being collected from their children, how it is being shared, or who will have access to it. The report also finds that many of the apps surveyed included interactive features, such as connecting to social media, and sent information from the mobile device to ad networks, analytics companies, or other third parties, without disclosing these practices to parents.
Source: Federal Trade Commission
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published a video titled Teen bank robber brags on YouTube.
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One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Two Wiregrass men plead guilty to federal child porn charges.
Two Wiregrass men recently pleaded guilty to unrelated federal child porn-related charges.
In the first case, Joseph Kyle Edberg, who was originally charged with a 12-count felony indictment involving the receiving of child pornography and the possession of child pornography, pleaded guilty earlier this week to a reduced charge of a single felony count of possessing child pornography.
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Edberg, who will be sentenced at a later date, faces not more than 10 years in prison and a fine of not more than $250,000. Federal court records show Edberg remains released on bail until his sentencing hearing.
Source: Dothan Eagle
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Andalusia Star News published an article titled Facebook scheme lands 2 in jail.
It is believed that Adams soon took advantage of peoples’ generosity by using cash donations – solicited under the guise of treating sick animals – to pay for personal items such as electric bills and groceries for the family.
Dean said people gave more than $25,000, and the number could climb as the investigation continues.
Dean said at one point, Adams claimed to have been a victim of a burglary where all the animal supplies were stolen from a local storage facility.
“That claim was completely false,” he said.
Source: Andalusia Star News
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Two men charged with soliciting sex from minors.
Local authorities recently arrested two Wiregrass men on electronic solicitation and traveling to meet a child for sex charges as a result of separate investigations.
Court records show an Enterprise man faces four felony charges after investigators with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office arrested him on Tuesday. Investigators charged Roberto Paiz Bernaba, 30, of Dixie Drive, with traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, electronic solicitation of a child for an unlawful sex act, second-degree rape and second-degree sodomy.
Source: Dothan Eagle
One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Clayton man faces federal child enticement charge.
A Clayton man captured as part of nationwide manhunt during a teenage abduction was in federal court Wednesday on additional charges recently filed against him regarding the sexual enticement of a minor.
Federal court records show Charles Dean Partin was arraigned Wednesday on a two-count felony indictment recently returned against him.
Source: Dothan Eagle
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