Continuing Congress’s consideration of possible comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on March 26, 2019 on...more
4/1/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Congressional Committees ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Small Business
On June 12, 2017, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law SB 538 (“Nevada SB 538”), which requires operators of websites and online services to provide notice to Nevada residents of their practices relating to the...more
Video Privacy Protection Act -
This article explores how personally identifiable information has been defined in leading Video Privacy Protection Act actions and looks at how concerns over the potential sensitivity of...more
7/25/2016
/ Cartoon Network ,
CNN ,
Disney ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Google ,
GPS ,
Hulu ,
Mobile Apps ,
Netflix ,
Nickelodeon ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Split of Authority ,
Third-Party ,
Viacom ,
VPPA
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals handed the defendants a partial victory in In re Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation on June 27. While its decision last year in In re Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy...more
6/30/2016
/ COPPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data-Sharing ,
Google ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
IP Addresses ,
Nickelodeon ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Third-Party ,
Unique Device Identifiers ,
Viacom ,
VPPA
As the Federal Communications Commission sifts through over 50,000 comments received in response to its proposed broadband privacy rules, the Federal Trade Commission’s comments are likely to stand as a highlight. In a...more
6/1/2016
/ Big Data ,
Broadband ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Inducements ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Third-Party Relationships
On Monday, November 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop that examined the key privacy and security issues raised by emerging technologies that track users across their various devices, such as smartphones,...more