Landmark ruling establishes a variety of new obligations, but long-term effects remain unclear.
On November 2, 2016, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order adopting new privacy rules that will...more
Today, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved far-reaching new information privacy rules that will govern how providers of broadband Internet access service collect, use, protect, and share data from their...more
10/28/2016
/ Broadband ,
Data-Sharing ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reasonableness Factors
As we highlighted in a post last month, the FCC has proposed sweeping new privacy rules on broadband providers. Since our last post, the FCC has released its proposal in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. ...more
4/21/2016
/ Broadband ,
Comment Period ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Internet Privacy ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Notification Requirements ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy
Broadband Internet access service providers would face a new, top-to-bottom consumer privacy regime.
Twelve months after the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed common-carrier telecommunications rules on...more
4/13/2016
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Broadband ,
Comment Period ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
FCC ,
Internet Privacy ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Third-Party
Last week, the FCC announced that Chairman Tom Wheeler had circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on implementing Section 222’s privacy obligations for broadband providers. Section 222’s requirements were...more