In late May, the Federal Trade Commission sought an injunction in the Northern District of California against Edmodo, which has historically offered school districts a virtual classroom platform with tools for assignments,...more
6/21/2023
/ California ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Injunctions ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
School Districts ,
Technology
Following the March 2023 rollout of mobile sports wagering in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has been hard at work promulgating the various regulations needed to oversee Massachusetts’ burgeoning sports...more
6/12/2023
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Gambling ,
Gaming Commissions ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Sports Betting ,
Sports Gambling ,
State and Local Government
As states have continued to debate and pass new comprehensive privacy statutes – such as those in Virginia and Colorado – a common refrain from business leaders is the need for a comprehensive federal privacy statute that...more
President Biden and EU leaders announced on March 25, 2022 an agreement in principle to craft a replacement for the Privacy Shield and expand options for trans-Atlantic data transfers in accordance with the General Data...more
5/13/2022
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Editors’ Note: This is the second in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous post on Energy.
Though the final results of the...more
12/30/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Legalization ,
Medical Marijuana ,
State and Local Government
On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice issued one of its most important decisions on data privacy law (Schrems II), holding that the EU-US Privacy Shield is no longer a viable mechanism for EU-US data transfers under...more
7/17/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed the CCPA, energy, and Brexit. Up next:...more
12/19/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Member State ,
OCR ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda
On October 1, 2019, China’s new regulation to protect personal data related to children – called the “Measures on Online Protection of Children’s Personal Data” – went into effect.
As we wrote in June, when a draft of the...more
10/3/2019
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
New Regulations ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information
In early June, the Cyberspace Administration of China released for public comment new draft regulations applicable to the collection of personal information relating to children under 14 by online service providers.
The...more
6/7/2019
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
Encryption ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Security Risk Assessments
In 2018, privacy and data security crossed a number of thresholds. In the public mind, through high-profile data breaches and revelations about unexpected uses of personal information, questions of privacy became much more...more
4/26/2019
/ Attorney General ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
FERC ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Political Advertising ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
"Open the pod door, HAL"
• Commercial voice-activated intelligent personal assistants from Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, among others, are growing in popularity.
• A report from NPR and Edison Research states...more
2/28/2019
/ Confidential Communications ,
Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitals ,
Mobile Apps ,
Oral Communications ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Assistants ,
Physicians ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Security Rule ,
Smart Devices ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
Editors’ Note: This is the second in our third annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity during the coming year. Our previous entry was on energy and security. Up next: trends in...more
Like many things in Washington, the HIPAA landscape in 2018 will be shaped by the shifting priorities of President Trump’s new administration. Early signs point to less funding for the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) within...more
For internet-of-things watchers, some information to chew on: several news outlets have reported on a dispute between Amazon and law enforcement investigators in Bentonville, Arkansas. Arkansas police are investigating an...more
In an era of ever-evolving ‘wired’ technology, increasing interconnectedness, and business and personal concerns about data security, we recently asked attorneys writing on JD Supra: What will be among the defining issues of...more
Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn is serious about online privacy, and aims to make Delaware “the safest state in America for kids to use the internet.” This August, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed into law four...more
9/18/2015
/ Attorney General ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Governor Markell ,
New Legislation ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information
Over one year ago, our colleague Chris Hart argued that the District of New Jersey court’s decision in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. et. al., No. 13-1887-ES, “point[ed] to the possibility that the FTC has potentially broad...more
8/28/2015
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham