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July 1 COPPA Compliance Deadline is Approaching

by Julia Siripurapu | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/15/2013

Today, the FTC sent more than ninety (90) “educational” letters to domestic and foreign businesses whose Web sites and online services (including mobile apps) appear to collect personal information from children that are 12...more

FTC Sharpens Focus On Data Brokers

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 7, the FTC released letters it sent to 10 data brokers warning that certain of the brokers’ practices could violate FCRA privacy protections. ...more

FTC Denies Requests to Extend Effective Date for COPPA Rule Revisions

by Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/14/2013

The FTC has voted to retain the July 1, 2013 effective date for the revisions to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule), shortly after issuing revised “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) to aid compliance...more

FTC Votes to Keep July 1 Compliance Deadline for COPPA; California Bill Would Require Removing Children's Personal Information...

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/8/2013

The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously this week to keep the July 1, 2013, compliance date for the new COPPA Rule. Representatives from several industry groups had asked the FTC to delay the compliance date to give...more

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/8/2013

On April 30, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that Section 1747.08 of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, which prohibits retailers from requiring personal information as a condition to...more

FTC Staff Updates its COPPA FAQs, Providing Crucial Guidance for Covered Operators

by D. Reed Freeman, Jr., Julie O'Neill | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/6/2013

Last week, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued crucial reading for operators of websites, apps, plug-ins, ad networks and other online services (together, “Services”) that are subject to its recently...more

Preventing Corruption While Protecting Personal Information

by Suhna Pierce, Ruti Smithline, Marian Waldmann | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/6/2013

Multinational businesses are subject to a patchwork of laws of the various jurisdictions in which they operate. Complying with the myriad rules and regulations can be challenging. Compliance obligations vary from one country...more

Small and Mid-Size Companies: Beware of Increased Cybersecurity Threats of Sensitive Tax Information

by Helen Christakos, Brendan Lund | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/3/2013

Small and mid-size companies electronically transmit an increased amount of sensitive financial information via the Internet to comply with tax compliance obligations....more

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/30/2013

Increasingly, privacy is a big concern in app development. California and other jurisdictions are ramping up enforcement efforts around existing privacy laws. For example, the California attorney general has recently taken...more

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/30/2013

If you got Google, Facebook and Microsoft into a room and asked them to compile a list of things that they are most afraid of, that list would probably look something like this...more

Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Issues Draft Provisions Governing Protection of Personal Information

by Gabriel Bloch, Paul D. McKenzie, Cynthia J. Rich | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/25/2013

As we reported in our client alert on January 23, 2013, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued a Decision on Reinforcing the Protection of Network Information on December 28, 2012. To implement this...more

The Lessons of the "Street View" Imbroglio: Know What Data You Collect and Don't Collect Data You Don't Need

by Maryanne Stanganelli | BakerHostetler on 4/25/2013

The unintended capture of personal data by Google Street View has resulted in a German Data Commissioner imposing a $189,000 fine on Google this Monday. As anyone who has used Google Maps at the street view level knows,...more

The Legal Issues of Cloud-based Computing Services

by Lisa K. Abe-Oldenburg | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/25/2013

Business leaders are under tremendous pressure to maximize the value of their company's IT and data. Staying on top of the ever-changing technology and tools available today can be daunting and give rise to complex legal...more

"Actually, Someone Knows You are a Dog"-- the Chinese Regulation Efforts on Private Data Protection

by Ling Zhang | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/25/2013

Do you have privacy in the era of information? "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog." First published in The New Yorker on July 5, 1993, this widely known and recognized saying has been quoted many times to...more

Internet Regulation and Data Privacy in China

by Thomas M. Shoesmith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 4/24/2013

China is the world’s second largest economy, with an annual growth rate of more than eight percent and a rapidly growing middle class. Foreign investment into China routinely exceeds US$100 billion a year. Businesses from all...more

Legal Alert: Senate Finance Committee Hears Testimony on Proposal to Limit Access to Death Master File

by David Arrojo, Wilson Barmeyer, Marlys Bergstrom, Ellen Dunn, Phillip Stano, Steuart Thomsen, Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 4/22/2013

On April 16, 2013, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on “Tax Fraud and Tax ID Theft: Moving Forward With Solutions,” including testimony on proposals to restrict access to the Social Security Administration’s Death...more

Illinois Federal Court Certifies Considerable Class In Data Company Privacy Suit

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/16/2013

On April 2, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois certified a class of individuals who downloaded and installed tracking software created and operated by a data company and distributed by one of the...more

Hannaford vs. comScore—Up and Down Results for Privacy Class Action Defendants

by Judy Selby | BakerHostetler on 4/16/2013

Sighs of relief by class actions defendants following the denial of class certification in Hannaford may give way to renewed uncertainty now that a massive class, estimated by the plaintiffs' lawyer to be more than a million...more

California Introduces “Right to Know” Privacy Law, Seeking to Increase Transparency

by Stephanie Sharron, Emily Tabatabai | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/15/2013

California Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal recently introduced the “Right to Know Act of 2013” (AB1291) in the California State Assembly. If passed, this legislation would allow U.S. consumers unprecedented access to...more

New Virginia Law Protects Employees' Personal Identifying Information

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/15/2013

Effective July 1, 2013, Virginia employers will be prohibited from releasing or communicating any personal identifying information of any current or former employee to a third party unless required by a court order, by a...more

Retailers Should Use Caution In Collecting Zip Codes From Consumers

by Mark Bross | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 4/15/2013

In a recent decision, Tyler v. Michaels Stores, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ("SJC") has increased the risk of class action lawsuits under M.G.L. c. 93A against retailers who collect consumers' ZIP codes during...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

by Joshua Gruenspecht, Ken Kumayama, Stuart D. Levi, Sigrid Neilson, Shari Piré, Pierre Servan-Schreiber | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/15/2013

In This Issue: - Data-Breach Class Actions After the Supreme Court Decision in Clapper - California Supreme Court Holds That Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Does Not Apply to Online Purchases -...more

Shine the Light a Little Brighter – Changes Resulting in Increased Customer Access Proposed to California’s “Shine the Light” Act

by Charley Lozada | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 4/12/2013

California Assembly Member, Bonnie Lowenthal, recently introduced the “Right to Know Act of 2013? (AB 1291), which would require any company that retains a California resident’s personal information to provide a copy of that...more

Hannaford vs. comScore – Up and Down Results for Privacy Class Action Defendants

by Judy Selby | BakerHostetler on 4/10/2013

Sighs of relief by class actions defendants following the denial of class certification in Hannaford may give way to renewed uncertainty now that a massive class, estimated by the plaintiffs’ lawyer to be more than a million...more

Yet Another Zip Code Class Action Filed in Massachusetts

by Amy Malone | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/9/2013

Earlier this month, we reported on the privacy case against craft giant Michaels Stores in which the plaintiff alleged that Michaels illegally collected zip codes during credit card transactions. The case was ultimately...more

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July 1 COPPA Compliance Deadline is Approaching

FTC Sharpens Focus On Data Brokers

FTC Denies Requests to Extend Effective Date for COPPA Rule Revisions

FTC Votes to Keep July 1 Compliance Deadline for COPPA; California Bill Would Require Removing Children's Personal Information...

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

FTC Staff Updates its COPPA FAQs, Providing Crucial Guidance for Covered Operators

Preventing Corruption While Protecting Personal Information

Small and Mid-Size Companies: Beware of Increased Cybersecurity Threats of Sensitive Tax Information

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Issues Draft Provisions Governing Protection of Personal Information

The Lessons of the "Street View" Imbroglio: Know What Data You Collect and Don't Collect Data You Don't Need

The Legal Issues of Cloud-based Computing Services

"Actually, Someone Knows You are a Dog"-- the Chinese Regulation Efforts on Private Data Protection

Internet Regulation and Data Privacy in China

Legal Alert: Senate Finance Committee Hears Testimony on Proposal to Limit Access to Death Master File

Illinois Federal Court Certifies Considerable Class In Data Company Privacy Suit

Hannaford vs. comScore—Up and Down Results for Privacy Class Action Defendants

California Introduces “Right to Know” Privacy Law, Seeking to Increase Transparency

New Virginia Law Protects Employees' Personal Identifying Information

Retailers Should Use Caution In Collecting Zip Codes From Consumers

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2013

Shine the Light a Little Brighter – Changes Resulting in Increased Customer Access Proposed to California’s “Shine the Light” Act

Hannaford vs. comScore – Up and Down Results for Privacy Class Action Defendants

Yet Another Zip Code Class Action Filed in Massachusetts

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

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