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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ring, Ring, it’s the FCC Calling- TracFone to Pay $16M to Settle FCC Investigation

TracFone, the pre-paid phone company, recently settled with the FCC over allegations that the company failed to protect customer information during three different data incidents. According to the FCC, in each of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Tracfone Settles FCC Investigation for $16 Million

This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a settlement with TracFone Wireless to resolve investigations into whether TracFone failed to reasonably protect its customers’ information from unauthorized...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FCC Fines Wireless Carriers $200M for Sharing Location Data with Third Parties

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it has levied almost $200 million in fines against “the nation’s largest wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

FCC Proposes Changes and Clarifications for Robocall/Robotext Rules

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The FCC is asking for comments on proposed changes and clarifications to its robocall and robotext requirements for grant and revocation of consumer consents. Revocation of Consent. The FCC wants its current opt-out and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

T-Mobile Sued for Data Breach of 37 Million Records

On January 22, 2023, T-Mobile was sued in federal court in California alleging negligence, unjust enrichment, breach of express contract, breach of implied contract, and invasion of privacy over the recently-disclosed data...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Weakest Link? FCC Seeks Information on Security Vulnerabilities in Internet Routers

Over the last several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been taking a more active role both in anticipating the need for ever greater communications network security measures necessary to counter threats...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #292 – Some Mint Mobile Users’ Information Compromised

Mint Mobile notified a “small number” of customers last weekend that their personal information was compromised between June 8 and June 10, when a threat actor ported the phone numbers of those customers to another carrier...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #283 – Apple Users: It’s Important to Update to iOS 14.5.1 ASAP

If you are on top of updating your iPhone patches when a new operating system is released by Apple, you probably updated your iOS to version 14.5 when Apple released it last week....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #240 – Update iPhone OS as Soon as Possible for Jailbreak Zero-Day Vulnerability

We have urged readers in the past to pay attention to the pushes received from mobile phone manufacturers to update operating systems. Although the pushes claim that new features are included, there are also patches included...more

Mintz - Sports Entertainment Viewpoints

The Future of the Internet of Things and Sports

As the NFL and other sports leagues contemplate how to resume operations in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, the availability of data has taken heightened importance as teams conduct activities such as free agency. The...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Proposes Over $200 Million in Fines to Big Four Wireless Carriers for Allegedly Selling Customer Data Without Safeguards

Last week, in a major enforcement action, the FCC proposed $208 million in fines against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers—AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint—for allegedly selling access to their customers’...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #138 – Another Credit Freeze to Consider

Just when I thought I had frozen all of my credit, and was doing everything I can to protect myself from identity theft and fraud, I find out today about another one from KrebsOnSecurity....more

K&L Gates LLP

Internet of Things – What does it mean for business?

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What is the Internet of Things? The 'Internet of Things' (IoT) is a catchphrase describing the increasing interconnectedness between smart devices and sensors facilitated through their connection to the internet. It's not a...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Privacy Monday – March 10, 2014

We hope that you remembered to “spring forward” over the weekend — Today’s Privacy Monday is a bit longer than usual – but an important read, particularly if you are a mobile app developer. California Public...more

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