Massachusetts consumers and businesses now know that the Commonwealth will likely not be the next jurisdiction to adopt sweeping consumer data privacy legislation. Earlier last week, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection...more
2/10/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Cybersecurity ,
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State and Local Government
Last week, Maine enacted an internet privacy law requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain a customer’s express, affirmative consent before using their personal information, including browsing history....more
6/17/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Now that the U.S. government has overturned the FCC’s privacy regulations, are courts more likely to step in to protect the Internet privacy rights of individuals?...more
4/20/2017
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ECPA ,
FCC ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Personal Data ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Warrantless Searches
The U.S. government’s action this week overturning the FCC’s recently passed privacy regulations and stripping the FCC’s authority to implement similar privacy regulations in the future, whether one agrees or disagrees with...more
4/6/2017
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ECPA ,
FCC ,
Fourth Amendment ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Personal Data ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Websites
The FTC recently released its report, “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability.” The report is the result of a study of nine data brokers and provides legislative recommendations...more
6/2/2014
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Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
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