BakerHostetler Partner Paul Karlsgodt Discusses Privacy Class Actions
In a joint press release published on June 18, the California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point) in connection with alleged violations of the...more
On April 19, 2022, the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) Center for Industry Self-Regulation introduced the TeenAge Privacy Program (TAPP), an emerging initiative that sets out to help companies develop a teen-centric approach...more
In August, Viacom and a number of other app developers and ad-tech companies reached a settlement with parents who had alleged that the companies were illegally selling children’s personal information for behavioral...more
On October 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) brought together privacy and technology stakeholders for a public workshop aimed at informing updates to regulations promulgated under the Children’s Online...more
On Dec. 4, 2018, the New York Attorney General (AG) announced that media giant and AOL successor Oath Inc. (Oath), a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, Inc., agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle charges that its...more
In September 2015, the Online Interest-based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) of the Advertising Self-regulatory Council (ASRC) began enforcing the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Guidelines for...more
The Federal Trade Commission reminded publishers and advertisers recently that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits data collection, absent verified parental consent, for behavioral (interest-based)...more
After a two-year comment process, the Federal Trade Commission adopted its long-awaited amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in December 2012. The amendments, which go into effect July 1, 2013,...more
On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the Rule), which applies to operators of commercial websites or online services that (1) are...more
On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) announced long-awaited amendments to its rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“Rule”). The changes – which take effect on July 1,...more