On May 9, 2013, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 (the "Apps Act"), a bill "[t]o provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment...more
5/15/2013 - App Developers APPS Act Data Protection FTC Mobile Apps Mobile Privacy
On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced an agreement with social network mobile application ("app") operator Path, Inc. ("Path") to settle the FTC's claims that Path collected personal information...more
3/6/2013 - COPPA Data Protection FTC Mobile Apps Path Inc. Personally Identifiable Information Settlement Social Media
On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") adopted the first amendments to the Rule promulgated under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (hereinafter, "COPPA" for the Act, and "COPPA Rule" for the...more
1/9/2013 - COPPA Data Collection Enforcement FTC Mobile Apps Notice Requirements Online Privacy Protection Act Parental Consent Personally Identifiable Information Third-Party
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