Companies have a responsibility to protect the sensitive employee and consumer data they hold, but we do not know how much of their revenues must be spent on this effort before it is considered enough. We do not know what...more
A consumer’s television or computer may be emitting silent signals that her smartphone can hear, recognize and answer back, but the consumer can’t sense them at all. These signals are telling retailers about their customer’s...more
5/25/2017
/ App Developers ,
Cross-Device ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Retailers ,
Transparency ,
Warning Letters ,
Web Tracking
Your business may have been victim to the latest ransomware attack, or it may be caught in the next wave.
On May 12, 2017, the “WannaCry” ransomware attack compromised over 70,000 organizations in nearly 100...more
In the third privacy-related enforcement action of the year, the FCC Enforcement Bureau entered into a $595,000 settlement with Cox Communications to resolve an investigation into the company’s loss of customer personal data....more
We leave breadcrumbs of biometric information scattered around our daily lives, which may be collected and used by private entities, often without our knowledge or consent. The sound of your voice when you call your bank’s...more
10/26/2015
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Driver's Licenses ,
FERPA ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Shutterfly ,
Social Networks ,
Students
A new privacy law requires companies to make specific statements about what information is collected on its website. Like California, it also requires that companies state in writing whether they respect “Do Not Track”...more
10/8/2015
/ Cloud Computing ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Do Not Track ,
e-Books ,
Marketing ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Legislation ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party ,
Websites
A major European court has just pulled the rug out from under nearly 5,000 US companies, snatching away the relative business certainty of the Data Transfer Safe Harbor, and maybe the safety of standard contract clauses and...more
10/7/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Edward Snowden ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
SCC ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework