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FTC Order Will Ban U.K.-Based Software Provider from Selling Browsing Data for Ad Purposes and Require It to Pay $16.5MM Over...

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On February 24, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5MM and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to...more

BakerHostetler

Latest FTC Health Privacy Case Sheds Light on Agency Health Privacy Approaches

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Health privacy has been a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) priority for decades, and indeed, one of its very first privacy cases, in the early 2000s, involved the inadvertent sharing of user health data. Fast-forward a few...more

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FAQ: What is Session Replay Software and why is it under attack?

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Session Replay Software is a type of software typically utilized by businesses with consumer-facing websites. These businesses are typically very interested in making their website more interactive and responsive to consumer...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lenovo Agrees to Settle Data Security Case with FTC and 32 AGs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on September 5, 2017, that it has settled with Lenovo regarding allegations that Lenovo “harmed customers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised security...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Takeaways from FTC Settlement with Lenovo Over Pre-Installed “Man-in-the-Middle” Software

On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had agreed to enter into a settlement with Lenovo Inc., which allegedly preloaded some of its computers with invasive software that compromised...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

A Host of Biometric Privacy/Facial Recognition Bills Currently Circulating in State Legislatures

We’ve written extensively about the numerous lawsuits, dismissals and settlements surrounding the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The statute, generally speaking, prohibits an entity from collecting,...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Inconsistency in Canada’s Anti-Spam Law – When is “Java Scripts” not “JavaScript”?

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Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) is complex and ambiguous, and can result in substantial liability (e.g., a maximum $1,000,000 fine for individuals and $10,000,000 for organizations). Accordingly, many organizations have...more

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