FTC and DOJ Reach US$2.95 Million Settlement with Verkada for Alleged Violations of the FTC Act and CAN-SPAM Act -
On August 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed order with Verkada Inc....more
9/27/2024
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Human Rights ,
Online Reviews ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
Web Tracking
New BIPA Ruling: Dismissal of Claims Against Samsung Over its Face App Data -
On July 24, 2024, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed the case GT v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., in which a putative class of Samsung...more
8/19/2024
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Illinois ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Informed Consent ,
Minor Children ,
Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
Tracking Systems ,
UK
SEC Fines the New York Stock Exchange’s Parent Company $10 million for Failure to Promptly Notify Its Subsidiaries of Cybersecurity Breach -
On May 22, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) imposed a $10...more
6/14/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Colorado ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
NYSE ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
April 2024 On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) published a 447-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rules”) in accordance with the...more
4/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Machine Learning ,
OMB ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
Voluntary Compliance
Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Restricting Bulk Transfers of U.S. Citizens' Personal Data to “Countries of Concern” -
On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) to address the...more
3/15/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
California ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Selling ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Executive Orders ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
High-Risk Countries ,
NIST ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
UK
FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with Software Provider to Settle Allegations that its Inadequate Security Safeguards Led to Cyberattack -
On February 1, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed...more
FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with Data Aggregator over its Alleged Selling of Precise Location Data -
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), on January 18, 2024, announced a proposed settlement with InMarket Media...more
FTC Settles with Rite Aid on its Use of AI and Processing of Biometric Information -
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), on December 19, 2023, announced that it had reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite...more
1/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
COPPA ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Retention ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Inventors ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Opt-In ,
Patents ,
Rite Aid ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
UK
EU AI Act: Political Agreement Reached on Terms of Landmark Legislation -
Negotiators for the European Council and the European Parliament have reached political agreement on the provisions of the EU Artificial...more
12/15/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Compliance ,
Cookies ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Neglect ,
New Legislation ,
UK
What is in store for Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2023 -
As the year ends, we offer this special edition with predictions for 2023 from each member of the Cyber Bits Partner Committee. Regardless of what happens in 2023, we...more
12/30/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Adviser ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers