A New York district court opinion is the latest addition to our watch of ongoing VPPA-related disputes, a notable decision on the issue of what exactly is a disclosure of “personally identifiable information” (PII) under the...more
10/28/2015
/ Analytics ,
Anonymization ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure ,
Disney ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mobile Devices ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Roku ,
Third-Party ,
Video Privacy ,
VPPA ,
Young Lawyers
As discussed in a previous post on facial recognition technology, a putative class action has been filed against Facebook over the collection of “faceprints” for its online photo tagging function, Tag Suggestions. (See e.g.,...more
10/16/2015
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Injunctions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Data ,
Photographs ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Shutterfly ,
Statutory Damages
The Eleventh Circuit issued a notable ruling this week limiting a mobile app’s liability under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, a law enacted in 1988 to preserve “consumer” personal privacy with...more
10/15/2015
/ Advertising ,
Android ,
App Developers ,
Cartoon Network ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Digital Downloads ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mobile Apps ,
Nonsubscribers ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking