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Fox Rothschild LLP

Do App Permissions Satisfy Requirements for Valid Consent for the Purpose of GDPR?

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App permissions do not satisfy the requirements for valid consent for the purpose of GDPR because they lack sufficient detail and granularity, according to the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

We Don’t Use Dark Patterns!? FTC and Consumer Protection Networks Review Suggests You Might

In its ongoing concern with “dark patterns,” the FTC recently announced results of two reviews of sites and apps purportedly engaging in the practice. As a reminder, the FTC views as “dark patterns” practices or web designs...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Seeks to Clarify Health Breach Notification Rule's Broad Applicability to Unauthorized App Disclosures

The FTC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to introduce changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). While the HBNR began as a breach notification rule seemingly focused on a narrow set of applications...more

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January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

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Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NAD Examines Privacy Statements Made By DuckDuckGo in Online Ads

Following -by a day- a privacy-related claim challenge brought against another advertiser, the National Advertising Division found that advertiser DuckDuckGo had sufficiently substantiated its privacy claims. These cases are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Surveillance App Settlement Signals Concern Over Deceptive Tracking

The FTC recently settled with a surveillance app operator over allegations that the company facilitated the secret harvesting of personal information. According to the FTC, the main users of Support King, LLC’s “SpyFone” app...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Entities Deal With More Data Outside HIPAA; ‘We Are Seeing Tensions’

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 14 (April 12, 2021) - When employees are required to show their employers proof of a positive COVID-19 test before they get sick leave or a vaccination before returning to work, the...more

Snell & Wilmer

Senate Introduces The Data Care Act of 2018

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On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee, introduced The Data Care Act of 2018. The bill, which is co-sponsored...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2017

In this edition of our Privacy and Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the Trump administration's executive order outlining its cybersecurity plans, Acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen's comments on the possible...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Going Mobile: Seven Key Considerations for Acquiring Mobile App Assets

As more industries look to capitalize on mobile platforms, and as smartphones and tablets increasingly become the “first screen” for customers, mobile apps will continue to play an integral role in connecting businesses with...more

BakerHostetler

CA AG Requires Chief Privacy Officer and Privacy Compliance Program

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California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, has required Houzz, a home décor information and e-commerce website and mobile app publisher, to hire a chief privacy officer (CPO), conduct a company-wide privacy assessment, and...more

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