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Privacy Tip #395 – GM Faces Class Action for Collecting + Disclosing Drivers’ Data Without Consent

Car manufacturer General Motors (GM) is the subject of litigation in Georgia by two New Jersey Chevy Bolt drivers who allege that GM collected data about their driving habits and behavior and disclosed it to third parties,...more

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Want to Ban the Sale of Cellular Location Data: What Do Employers Need to Know?

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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering banning the sale of cellular location data across the state, which would be the first legislation of its kind in the country. The Massachusetts Location Shield Act was proposed in the...more

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FTC Highlights Risks to Data in a Post-Dobbs World

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The 21st Century digital age has provided women with numerous sexual and reproductive health tools that track periods, ovulation, and pregnancy. By simply plugging certain health data inputs into these apps, women can now...more

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Protecting Data in the Metaverse: Do Avatars Dream of Privacy?

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The metaverse will bring many benefits, but it is also likely to multiply and compound privacy issues, particularly given its global nature. With the advent of the commercial internet in the 1990s, organizations were...more

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The FTC’s Post-Dobbs Focus on Location Privacy Draws a Legal Challenge

As we had previously blogged, the FTC in guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health indicated that it would aggressively wield its enforcement authority in relation to deceptive...more

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FTC Blog Post Highlights Regulatory Focus on Collection of Location and Health Data

On July 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published “Location, health, and other sensitive information: FTC committed to fully enforcing the law against illegal use and sharing of highly sensitive data,” on its...more

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Update on Hunstein Decision: Eleventh Circuit Vacates Original Panel Decision

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its initial opinion on Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc., No. 8:19-cv-00983-TPB-TGW on April 21, 2021. As previously discussed in a...more

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Time to Update Your Privacy Disclosure Creation Checklists? Google Will Add to Mobile Privacy Disclosure Requirements

Google recently announced that beginning next year it will require Android mobile apps to provide privacy disclosures. These disclosures will live in a new “safety section” in Google Play...more

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Reopening the Economy and Getting Back to Business: Privacy Concerns with Health Data Collection and Contact Tracing

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As we continue our series on steps business owners should take to mitigate the risk of reopening, it is clear from the guidance that has been issued by several states that effective screening and contact tracing are issues...more

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Google Health's Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns

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Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

A Value Add to Employee Security Education: Mobile Apps

While we have been talking about the very important message of educating employees about data security, I find that giving employees tips about their personal data security keeps them interested and engaged during education...more

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Senate Subcommittee Considers Small Business Perspectives on a Federal Data Privacy Framework

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Continuing Congress’s consideration of possible comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on March 26, 2019 on...more

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Privacy Tip #174 – Cell Phone Geolocation Questions Answered

Last week’s Privacy Tip centered on how our cell phone geolocation data is being sold by the telephone companies Cell Phone Geolocation Data Being Sold. ...more

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Blockchain technology in life sciences will enable more efficient and accurate health care delivery

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Blockchain—the tamper-proof electronic ledger network technology—first made headlines with the rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Independent of that boom-and-bust cycle, the life sciences industry is now exploring ways...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #173 – Cell Phone Geolocation Data Being Sold

We previously cautioned that telephone companies sell customer data to third parties, including location data. Last year, the telecom industry pledged to stop the practice after pressure by members of Congress....more

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Privacy Tip #172 – The Weather Company App Collects and Monetizes Users’ Geolocation Information

A lawsuit filed late last week by Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer alleges that TWC Product and Technology LLC (TWC), the company behind The Weather Company App, is collecting, disclosing, selling and monetizing users’...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Locational Tracking on iOS and Android Devices: Check the Platform’s Rules!

This post discusses some of the contractual requirements imposed by Apple and Google regarding the collection and sharing of locational information. What consents, if any, do Apple and Google require that app publishers...more

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GeoLocation Tracking

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Smartphones, websites, and other connected devices (e.g., “wearables”) increasingly request that consumers provide their geo-location information. Geolocation information can refer to general information about a consumer’s...more

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The Importance of Context with Genetic Privacy

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As consumers, when we think of privacy, one of the first adjectives that springs to mind should be “inconsistent.” Consumers claim to want their personal information used only for the purposes they originally provided it, and...more

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FTC Hearing Considers Collusive, Exclusionary, and Predatory Conduct on Digital Platforms

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Third FTC hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century considers calls for additional scrutiny in multi-sided digital platform industries. On October 15, 16, and 17, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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In January 2017, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was proudly promising to create 1 million jobs in America—a heady promise but one not unthinkable given Alibaba’s massive scale. Fast forward 20 months and a growing Sino-American...more

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Negotiating the Tension Between Transparency and Privacy

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Making individual patient-level data available for other research presents companies with challenges, but researchers and companies can take steps to minimize the risks. Originally published in Drug and Medical Device,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #151 – Can Banks Give or Sell My Information to Facebook or Other Social Media Platforms?

Many of our readers questioned me after the Wall Street Journal article this week entitled: “Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give you Our Users.” The questions ranged from “Can they really do this?” to “This is...more

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Data Sharing in Connected Cars

In the age of web-connected vehicles, the consumer’s relationship with the vehicle’s manufacturer takes on a whole new meaning. Not only does the relationship exist for the purpose of vehicle maintenance or future repairs,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2018 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - South Carolina Enacts Insurance Data Security Act - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act into law on May 3, 2018. The law, parts of which become...more

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