The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave privacy lawyers a long-awaited Christmas gift on December 20, 2023: its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The NPRM...more
1/8/2024
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COPPA ,
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Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Notice Requirements ,
NPRM ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology
On May 19, 2022, at the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) first open meeting since the confirmation of Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, the FTC unanimously approved two documents that signal its intention to strengthen its...more
5/25/2022
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Data Retention ,
Data Security ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Policy Statement ,
Proposed Amendments
Through its newly launched Center for Industry Self-Regulation (CISR), BBB National Programs announced last week the launch of the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP). The TAPP introduces a proposed self-regulatory framework that...more
A new California privacy ballot initiative has been introduced by real estate developer and privacy rights advocate, Alastair Mactaggart. This new ballot initiative, titled The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of...more
Beyond preparing for this year’s holiday rush, retailers around the country have started thinking about potential changes to their operations in response to California’s sweeping new consumer privacy law. The California...more
10/26/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy
The European Union’s top court ruled last week that the operator of a Facebook fan page is a “joint controller,” along with Facebook, with respect to personal data collected on such pages. The decision has implications for...more
6/12/2018
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Personal Data ,
Third-Party Service Provider
To improve customer experience and understand customers’ movements and interactions on their premises, retailers, hotels and other brick-and-mortar businesses increasingly use signals from mobile devices to observe their...more
5/11/2015
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Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Devices ,
Persistent Identifiers ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Retailers ,
Startups ,
Technology ,
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Even as efforts to achieve industry-wide consensus on Do Not Track appear to be stalling, self-regulatory associations are forging ahead with their own rules governing online and mobile data collection....more
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 the Tracking Protection Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) rejected a proposal put forward by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) to reframe the activity covered by Do Not Track...more