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Senate bill would ban deceptive data collection by internet giants
If American legislators have their way, tech companies will have to face more than negative publicity if they collect your data in a less-than-sincere fashion. Senators Mark Warner and Deb Fischer have introduced a bill, the DETOUR Act (Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction), that would bar internet firms with over 100 million monthly active users from tricking you into handing over personal data. Companies wouldn't be allowed to develop interfaces with the "substantial effect" of preventing you from making an informed decision. They also wouldn't be allowed to divide users into groups for experiments without consent, and couldn't develop compulsive experiences targeted at kids under 13 years old (such as auto-playing videos).
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: DETOUR
Being a giant, beloved video game site has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own loverage and sell you, the fans, on their studios and products. This week we talk with Geoff Keene, CEO of Sandswept Studios, about his upcoming XBLIG release, DETOUR. First things first, who are you and what do you do? My name is Geoff Keene, I'm 19 years old, and I'm the design director/project lead for DETOUR. I'm mainly in charge of keeping everything moving and moving smoothly within Sandswept Studios. Sandswept is a team of incredibly talented artists, programmers, writers, and I think at least one of our guys rides a motorcycle. We are currently working on the PC and Xbox LIVE Indie Game DETOUR, set to launch early 2011.
