BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions
The use of online tracking technologies for online behavioral advertising, analytics and related activities has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. The obligations under various...more
Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more
When the CCPA was enacted last year, BCLP published a Practical Guide to help companies reduce the requirements of the Act into practice. Following publication of the Guide, we wrote a series of articles that addressed...more
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (“IAB”) is a trade association comprised of companies that participate in digital marketing; its members include both media companies and advertising technology companies. In October of...more
Have you recently received an update from Google or another adtech provider on their CCPA position? Some industry players are rolling out their approaches, and any business that uses website widgets needs to take note...more
Yes, provided that the “opt-out” selection is the default when the banner loads and no behavioural or analytics cookies load prior to an “opt-in” by the data subject. A data subject’s consent to the use of analytics or...more
Arguably no. While the definition of “sale” under the CCPA contains an exception for situations in which information is shared with a service provider, that exception may not apply to the extent that a behavioral...more
The Online Interest Based-Advertising Accountability Program, which enforces privacy principles for digital advertising, recently announced its 100th action. In announcing this landmark, the Accountability Program looked back...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") was enacted in early 2018 as a political compromise to stave off a poorly drafted, and plaintiff’s friendly ballot initiative. Although the CCPA is scheduled to go into force in...more
A Dutch e-cigarette company recently settled a self-regulatory inquiry over its online behavioral advertising practices. The Accountability Program (a US self-regulatory group that oversees online and interactive behavioral...more
Continuing Congress’s efforts to craft comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 12, 2019, held a hearing on “GDPR & CCPA: Opt-ins, Consumer Control, and the Impact on Competition and...more
Behavioral advertising refers to the use of information to predict the types of products or services of greatest interest to a particular consumer. Online behavioral advertising takes two forms. ...more
Behavioral advertising refers to the use of information to predict the types of products or services of greatest interest to a particular consumer. Online behavioral advertising takes two forms. “First party” behavioral...more