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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

Ring, Ring, it’s the FCC Calling- TracFone to Pay $16M to Settle FCC Investigation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/2/2024

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

FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/7/2024

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: December 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/12/2024

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

FCC Examines Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Following Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Perkins Coie on 3/7/2022

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on February 28, 2022, inviting public comment on vulnerabilities that threaten the security and integrity of the Border Gateway Protocol...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 6

Dechert LLP on 1/28/2022

On January 12, 2022, the French data protection authority (“CNIL“) published guidance on the reuse of personal data by processors for their own purposes (the “Guidance”)....more

E911 is Not a Joke: Does Your Multiline Telephone System (MLTS) Make the Grade?

Adams and Reese LLP on 10/6/2021

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued rules that may require organizations using multiline telephone systems (MLTS) to implement enhanced 911 (E911) on those systems. Multiline telephone systems are...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/1/2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the National Institute of Standards and Technology's four principles of the "explainability" of artificial intelligence and the U.K. Information...more

[Event] Who's in the Driver's Seat? What the Connected Car Shows Us About the Legal and Regulatory Issues of the Internet of...

BakerHostetler on 2/9/2017

The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating unprecedented opportunities and challenges – launching groundbreaking collaboration among disparate industries and generating insightful data from uncommon sources....more

Global Privacy and Data Protection Roundup: Fall 2016

A&O Shearman on 11/16/2016

Privacy and data protection continues to be an international patchwork of laws impacting how personal data is collected, secured, used and shared across borders, and how we contend with the misuse of information technology. ...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/15/2015

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

On the Ninth Day of Privacy, my true love gave to me….

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 12/19/2014

a tracking device in my car …. she is now my ex-true love…. A year ago, privacy and data security issues in the media were all about credit cards and identity theft. Concerns about privacy related to location data...more

On the Seventh Day of Privacy, federal agencies gave to me…..

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 12/17/2014

Questions of Authority – who will be the federal regulatory cop on the privacy beat? FTC? FCC? Privacy, Data Security Jurisdiction Questions to the Forefront in 2015 - As privacy and data security gain more visibility...more

Eye on Privacy Newsletter - July 2014

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/30/2014

In this issue: - Proposed California Law Would Impose Data Breach Liability on Retailers and Create More Stringent Data Security Requirements for Businesses - FTC Continues Its Aggressive FCRA Enforcement and...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - March 2014

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/28/2014

In This Issue: - EU Parliament Cements Position on Privacy Protection Reform - EU Parliament Passes Cybersecurity Directive - SEC Holds Roundtable on Cybersecurity - EU and APEC Introduce Guide for...more

FCC: Carriers Must Protect Certain Data Collected on Mobile Handsets

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/10/2013

Aiming to “address the real privacy and security risks that consumers face when telecommunications carriers use their control of customers’ mobile devices to collect information about their customers’ use of the network,” the...more

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