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Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration....more
2/21/2025
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On Oct. 29, the FCC's Privacy and Data Protection Task Force (Task Force) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the FCC's Enforcement Bureau and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The purpose of...more
10/30/2024
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Carriers have an obligation to protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI) and personally identifiable information (PI). Several recent FCC consent decrees resolving breaches of CPNI and PI show the FCC will hold...more
10/10/2024
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Communications Act of 1934 ,
Consent Decrees ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Information Governance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phone Numbers ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Telecommunications ,
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Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. Perhaps less familiar are recent state laws giving consumers the right to tell...more
Close on the heels of its Consent Decrees with TracFone and AT&T, on September 27, 2024, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it reached a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc....more
10/1/2024
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Consent Decrees ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
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Risk Assessment ,
T-Mobile ,
Telecommunications
On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor...more
9/24/2024
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Information Governance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Telecommunications ,
Vendors
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has taken a step towards enhancing transparency and public engagement around its objectives and priorities by launching its official blog. This platform, available at CPPA Blog...more
In an ongoing effort to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Attorney General's Office (CAG) announced a recent settlement against Tilting...more
6/28/2024
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COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Minors ,
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Online Gaming ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personally Identifiable Information
Dear Clients and Friends, As a reminder, telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers are obligated to file their annual certification documenting compliance with the Customer...more
2/22/2024
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Consumer Information ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Filing Requirements ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Telecommunications ,
Telephone Service Providers ,
VoIP ,
Wireless Industry
In the privacy world, confidential information relating to the nature, amount, or use of telecommunications services has always been subject to separate rules from other types of customer data. Prior to the advent of...more
1/31/2024
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Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
FCC ,
New Rules ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Security Breach ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Telecommunications
Consumers use cell phone numbers to authenticate their identities across a variety of accounts, such as those held with wireless providers, financial institutions, healthcare providers, and retail websites. One common example...more
Nelson Mullins invites you to the two-day webinar, Creating a Data Privacy & Security Playbook for 2024: An Overview of Compliance and Regulations, AI, and Data Breach Concerns, on Feb. 7 and 8 in honor of Privacy Day...more
1/5/2024
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electronic Communications ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Mobile Devices ,
New Regulations ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars
With technology evolving at rapid speed, it is crucial to consider its role in your organization and how these advances impact your business.
During the Tech & Law (R)evolution Conference, Nelson Mullins attorneys will...more
It is shaping up to be the year of U.S. privacy laws! In addition to the Washington My Health My Data Act (see our previous article regarding the widespread implications of this enacted law), we have seen six (6)...more
7/25/2023
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
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