On Wednesday, September 6, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act (the “Act”). While the Act’s primary purpose is to preempt state laws that regulate automated vehicles, and instead...more
Brick-and-mortar retailers and other property-level businesses have increasingly taken advantage of technology in learning about consumer behavior. Businesses can enhance consumer experiences through targeted marketing,...more
On Wednesday, July 5, British nonprofit Privacy International filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the National Security Agency (“NSA”), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence...more
California Bill Would Re-Outlaw ISPs’ Sale Of Subscribers’ Personal Information – On June 19, 2017, California Assemblyman Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) introduced a bill that would restrict Internet service providers (“ISPs”)...more
On February 6, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Email Privacy Act (the “Act”), co-sponsored by Representatives Kevin Yoder (R-KS) and Jared Polis (D-CO), which would require law enforcement to...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on January 10 confirmed that it was reviewing a complaint filed by privacy activists, which alleges that toys manufactured by Genesis Toys using Nuance Communications’ voice technology...more
On December 13, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion in Jeremy Meyers v. Nicolet Restaurant of De Pere, LLC, __ F. 3d __, No. 16-2075, holding that the named plaintiff in a proposed class...more
On October 19, Yahoo publicly petitioned U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to declassify a federal order allegedly requiring it to scan all of its users’ incoming email messages. In the open letter, Yahoo’s...more
On September 14, 2016, U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) introduced the “Data Breach Insurance Act,” which would incentivize private industry to enhance its cybersecurity posture by providing federal income tax...more
On August 2, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), an agency of the Department of Commerce, announced that it would form a multi-stakeholder group to increase transparency for the deployment...more
The Federal Communications Commission ( “FCC”) received more than 276,000 public comments on its proposed broadband Internet service provider privacy rules. Of these, two academic submissions received near the July 6 deadline...more