Although all fifty states now have data breach notification statutes on the books, a smaller but growing number of states have adopted substantive data privacy laws. The recently passed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)...more
In Compulife Software Inc. v. Newman, No. 18-12004, 2020 WL 2549505 (11th Cir. May 20, 2020), the Eleventh Circuit vacated a trial court ruling that competitors who used a website operator’s server and database did not...more
The holidays are over. 2020 is upon us. And for American businesses with any connection to California, this means one thing: the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), America’s version of GDPR is here. It is a phased...more
Amidst the thicket of federal regulators that populate Washington is the obscure Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Founded on the eve of World War II, CFIUS is an inter-agency task force. Its...more
Anyone who has ever bought insurance, resented the premium, contested a claim denial, or piled up hours and papers dealing with insurers would welcome anything that promised to lower their rates. Admiral, a British insurer...more
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Earlier this summer, we highlighted a settlement where the FTC proposed its largest fine to date under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) against software maker InMobi. The InMobi settlement attracted...more
In June 2016, India-based online advertising behemoth InMobi Ltd. agreed to pay a $ 950,000 fine to resolve Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that its data collection practices violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more