New York Attorney General Letitia James recently released guidance for businesses and consumers about website tracking technologies. The consumer guide provided examples of common cookies, tracking technologies, and how...more
8/23/2024
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cookies ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Internet Privacy ,
New Guidance ,
New York ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
TracFone, the pre-paid phone company, recently settled with the FCC over allegations that the company failed to protect customer information during three different data incidents. According to the FCC, in each of the...more
8/2/2024
/ Cell Phones ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Information Security ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
Telecommunications ,
TracFone Wireless ,
Wireless Devices ,
Wireless Industry
In its ongoing concern with “dark patterns,” the FTC recently announced results of two reviews of sites and apps purportedly engaging in the practice. As a reminder, the FTC views as “dark patterns” practices or web designs...more
Indiana recently amended its breach notification law to include as personal information age verification information collected by adult websites. At the same time, the state passed a new law for adult websites...more
In what may become an annual tradition, Pennsylvania has amended its breach notification law. The new provisions will take effect on September 26, 2024. As a reminder, Pennsylvania changed its law last year to expand the...more