Pierces the technology fog to show what is really going on with children’s private and personal data inside EdTech applications SAN DIEGO, July 31, 2023 – Internet Safety Labs, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent software product safety testing, today...
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We are monitoring and buying dangling domains to keep people and businesses safer online
Jul 7, 2022 | Research
Dangling domains present massive ongoing safety harm to people, businesses, governments, and institutions. We observed the unique harms of dangling domains during our K12 edtech research last year, and decided to act to raise the issue and encourage others to do the same.
What if people could send legally binding Information Sharing Agreements to businesses
Jun 14, 2022 | Research
The Research Project Part of our work at Internet Safety Labs is to assess the practicalities of safer technology for the mutual...
Why Location Data Brokers Put All Communities At Risk
Jun 6, 2022 | Insights
In our continued effort to educate people about the risks from data brokers this blog post provides a list of authoritative news...
The FTC announces Ed Tech companies prohibited from engaging in common data collection
May 26, 2022 | Policy
On May 19, 2022, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that they are “committed to ensuring that educational technology tools...
The Me2B Alliance is now Internet Safety Labs
May 25, 2022 | News & Press
We are excited to announce the Me2B Alliance is now Internet Safety Labs. We’ve changed our name but not our core mission. Here’s our...
Our Input to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Pre-Rulemaking Stakeholder Sessions
May 18, 2022 | Policy
California is a major center of new privacy law and regulation, creating opportunities for internet safety advocates to help design...
We Applaud the Confirmation of New FTC Commissioner, Alvaro Bedoya
May 13, 2022 | Policy
The Me2B Alliance is thrilled to see a Privacy Expert and Advocate assume the role of FTC Commissioner. Bedoya is well known for his...
What the Heck is a Data Broker? John Oliver Breaks it Down
May 11, 2022 | Insights
We hear about data brokers, but who are they and why should I care? They’re pervasive, collect thousands of data points about us on an ongoing basis, and aren’t properly governed.
Three Turns of the Wheel – Building a Software Safety Spec for the Digital World
May 6, 2022 | News & Press
Version 1.0 of the Me2B Safe Specification for Mobile Apps and Websites is now available. It was three years in the making, and this is how we got here.
FBI releases 2021 Cybercrime Report highlighting magnitude of Business Email Compromise (BEC) risks
Apr 14, 2022 | Research
Dangling domains dangerously threaten more and more people each day, including students and parents at K-12 schools.
Financial Times Highlights Me2B Alliance Research; Questions remain about VPNs with the Yandex Appmetrica SDK installed.
Mar 30, 2022 | News & Press
Our research uncovers significant risks posed by mobile apps with the Yandex Appmetrica SDK that Google and Apple have yet to address. We’ve identified a current list of affected VPN’s to assist users.
People Don’t Understand the Purpose of Privacy Policies and Terms of Service – New Research Published
Jan 24, 2022 | Research
Any visit to a website, app download, purchase of a digital service, or use of new software involves legal policies. People typically encounter both a privacy policy and Terms of Use or Terms of Service (TOS/TOU) policy. But do they understand what functions these two types of policies serve? It seems they don’t.