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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has declined to approve a new method for obtaining parental consent under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) that would involve analyzing facial geometry to verify an...more
The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more
Medtech companies are evolving rapidly as more and more of them develop products that collect and leverage substantial patient and provider data. Companies that once only developed hardware-based solutions for...more
Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more
In an unusual but significant move, on August 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) removed Aristotle International from the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Safe Harbor List. ...more
Utah recently amended its breach notice law to provide certain defenses to companies who suffer a data breach. It is now the second state, after Ohio, to include such provisions. Specifically, entities that create and...more
On December 2, 2020, under the Trump Administration's "Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care" initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published final...more
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its anxiously-awaited judgment in the Schrems II case. The CJEU’s decision upheld the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) but, somewhat surprisingly,...more
Fox Rothschild’s Privacy and Data Security practice group maintains this searchable PDF document as well as the Data Breach 411 app to inform businesses of the breach notification statutes in each of the 50 states, Guam,...more
On Thursday, July 16, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. The ruling stems from the complaints filed with the Irish supervisory authority by Max Schrems regarding the transfer...more
On May 11, 2020, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) issued a public statement in support of a bipartisan call by six U.S. Senators for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a review of the data collection...more
“[P]rivacy legislation should have some kind of safe harbor provision in it so that companies understand that if they take certain steps, what they are doing is consistent with the law.” Karen Zacharia, Chief Privacy Officer...more
On January 30, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5703, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act) that would expand requirements under the Children’s Online Privacy...more
Volvo’s owner, Li Shufu, is mulling over a move to combine the carmaker with his publicly traded Geely Automobile Holdings—a play that would take Volvo public and “unify the bulk of billionaire Li’s growing stable of...more
The FTC filed a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of COPPA. In September, the FTC and New York Attorney General announced a settlement. As...more
On October 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) brought together privacy and technology stakeholders for a public workshop aimed at informing updates to regulations promulgated under the Children’s Online...more
In This Issue - New Privacy Regulations Weaken the Foundation of Smart Cities - New privacy regulations are threatening the full value and promise of smart cities through more stringent requirements for data collection,...more
The first months of 2019 have seen several key developments in the world of children’s privacy. There have been major enforcement actions, new legislative proposals, and new best practices and guidance issued, both in the...more
The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA by July 1, 2020. The AGO is holding a series of public forums and accepting...more
On March 6, 2018, the FTC hosted a live Twitter chat to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)....more
Legislation was recently introduced in Ohio encouraging businesses to take steps in protecting consumer data. Ohio Senate Bill 220, The Data Protection Act (the “Act”), provides businesses that take certain commercially...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved TRUSTe’s proposed modifications to their Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) safe harbor program this week....more
The California legislature has again amended the state’s breach notification statutes to impose new and unique requirements and refinements, adding further complexity to the patchwork of breach notification requirements....more
The Energy & Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on October 21st titled “Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety” to consider (among other matters) Vehicle Data Privacy...more
Following up on our last post from last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), moving at almost breakneck speed, has announced that it will be deciding the legal status of the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework on...more