The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more
1/17/2024
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Section 5 ,
Statutory Violations
European data protection authorities kicked 2023 off with a bang when, on January 4, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that Meta Platforms Ireland would be fined a total of €390 million (roughly $414...more
1/19/2023
/ Behavioral Advertising ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Data Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Instagram ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Statutory Violations
As we discussed last year, the California Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) has been wielding its enforcement authority under the California Consumer Privacy Act since the law became enforceable in July 2020. But for two...more
9/21/2022
/ Adtech ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Opt-Outs ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Retail Tracking ,
Retailers ,
Sephora ,
Statutory Violations