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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated a proposed class action by Michael Salazar against a professional sports organization on October 15, 2024, alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act...more
On 16 September 2024, the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), issued a reprimand against Sky Betting and Gaming (SkyBet) for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising...more
Do you know what cookies your company’s website is using? If not, you likely do not know whether your company’s website is honoring users’ data protection choices involving the use of cookies. You should know and care so your...more
Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more
Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former members that their personal information may have been compromised when it was transmitted to tech giants Google, Microsoft Bing and X (formerly Twitter) when...more
La loi de la Colombie-Britannique intitulée Intimate Images Protection Act (la « Loi ») et le règlement y afférent intitulé Intimate Images Protection Regulation (le « Règlement ») entreront en vigueur le 29 janvier 2024. La...more
British Columbia’s Intimate Images Protection Act (Act) and Intimate Images Protection Regulation (Regulation) will come into force on January 29, 2024. The Act and Regulation provide a civil remedy for those whose intimate...more
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (SDPA) has published a brief guidance on the use of cookies (or similar technologies) as audience measurement tools (the “Guidance”). In the framework of the Guidance, the SDPA clarifies...more
Understanding cookies and consent management is an important step to becoming compliant with modern data privacy regulations, but there’s another piece of the puzzle: Cookie governance. Good cookie governance is what...more
Companies in all industries and of all sizes are evaluating sophisticated and useful technology for their websites and applica- tions (their “apps”) in an effort to enhance and develop their image or brand and to support...more
Specifically, the group is alleging that websites are commonly using deceptive cookie banners that do not adhere to the GDPR’s express consent requirements. In early August, the European Union data protection advocacy...more
The French Supervisory Authority has set 31 March 2021 as the end of the “reasonable period” to bring websites and mobile applications into compliance. Following the adoption and publication of its updated guidelines along...more
On May 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted two important revisions to its 33-page Guidelines on Consent (Guidelines) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Guidelines are highly...more
The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more
Likely not. While the UK’s Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation suggests that, in some circumstances, consent may be inferred when a subscriber amends or sets controls in an internet browser, the ICO has...more
On November 8, the Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) published new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies (Guidelines) (Spanish only). The Guidelines have been prepared in collaboration with different organisations in the...more
The Polish data protection authority has fined ClickQuickNow €47,126.97 for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by requiring too difficult a process for revoking consent....more
In its long-awaited judgment, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) decided the data protection requirements for obtaining consent when using cookies. The court held that “passive” acceptance of cookies through prechecked...more
The FTC and many state attorneys general aggressively monitor apps, websites, and internet-connected products for COPPA compliance. In the United States, collecting data directly from children under 13 years of age is...more
Have you noticed recently that when you click on most websites a notice appears stating that the host uses cookies? Many are aware that on May 25, 2018, the GDPR (“Global Data Protection Regulation”) took effect. The law...more
Reuters.com reported “Some major websites continue to deliver targeted advertisements to users in Europe who have not given consent for their personal information to be used, according to advertising industry sources, owners...more
On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several changes to California’s Data Breach Notification Statute. The law, as amended, adds additional categories of information into the definition of...more