FCC, Privacy Rule

Update on FCC Privacy Rules

Proskauer on Privacy on 8/5/2017

We previously reported on the FCC’s 2016 Privacy Order, “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” impacting Internet service providers’ data privacy practices and obligations and...more

Repeal of FCC Privacy Rules Sparks Concern in U.S. and Europe

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/11/2017

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) privacy rules required providers such as Comcast Corp. and AT&T Inc. to get subscribers’ permission before collecting and sharing their personal data. On April 4, 2017, President...more

Congress Sends Repeal Of Obama-Era Privacy Rules To The White House

King & Spalding on 4/18/2017

Congress has sent repeal legislation (S.J.Res. 34) to the White House to undo the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadband privacy rules adopted in October 2016 that would have required cable and wireless companies...more

Advertising Law - April 2017 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/13/2017

Business Supply Scam Operators Banned From Telemarketing - The Federal Trade Commission banned the operators of an office supply business from telemarketing pursuant to a settlement deal in Texas federal court. In...more

FTC Highlights Deep-Sixing of FCC Privacy Rules in Bid for 9th Circuit Rehearing

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/7/2017

In support of its request for an en banc rehearing of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel decision in FTC v. AT&T over the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) and Federal Communications...more

Congress Invalidates New FCC Privacy and Data Security Rules

Morgan Lewis on 4/4/2017

Following actions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to suspend the effective date of the FCC’s data security rules, the US Congress—pursuant to the Congressional Review Act—passed a resolution to block the...more

Advertising Law - March 2017 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/30/2017

Ad Groups Push for FCC Privacy Rule Reversal - The drama surrounding the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules continues. Part of an Order passed last year along party lines under former Chairman Tom...more

Congress, FCC Weigh Measures to Repeal ISP Privacy Rules

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/22/2017

Last October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved new privacy rules governing how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are permitted to use and share its customers’ personal information. The rules have been...more

Privacy, Please

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 3/15/2017

Studies show that Americans are more worried than ever about data privacy and security on the internet. Every time you go online, you reveal a lot of information about yourself: what you browse, where you shop and what you...more

FCC Votes To Block Its Own Privacy Rule

King & Spalding on 3/14/2017

New Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Chairman Ajit Pai signaled last week that he is planning to take the first step to return authority over broadband providers’ privacy and data security practices to the Federal...more

FCC's Halt Of Privacy Rule Signals Net Neutrality Reversal

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 3/6/2017

Timothy Toohey was quoted in a Law360 article, March 2, 2017, discussing the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to prevent certain elements of privacy regulations from taking effect on broadband providers and signaling...more

FCC Stay of Broadband Privacy Rules Foreshadows Deregulatory Measures

Perkins Coie on 3/3/2017

As anticipated, the Republican members of the Federal Communications Commission are taking steps to pare down the 2016 Broadband Privacy Order now that they are in the majority. The FCC has released an order staying the data...more

Advertising Law - February 2017 #3

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/17/2017

NAD Inquiry Results in Modified Celebrity Endorsements - As a result of an inquiry by the National Advertising Division, celebrity endorsements of FitTea were revised to better disclose material connections. The...more

Advertising Law - January 2017

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/20/2017

SPECIAL FOCUS: Memories Light the Corners of Regulators' Minds - The Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General for the State of New York (NY AG) recently filed a joint lawsuit against Wisconsin based Quincy...more

US Trade Associations and ISPs Petition FCC to Reconsider New Privacy Rules

Morgan Lewis on 1/6/2017

On January 3, several US trade associations and internet service providers (ISPs) submitted petitions requesting that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reconsider its broadband privacy rules mandating consumer...more

Broadband Privacy Rules Published, FCC Stakes Out Role as Privacy Cop

Womble Bond Dickinson on 12/12/2016

On December 2, 2016, the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Report and Order (“Order”) was published in the Federal Register, triggering the 30-day deadline for petitions for reconsideration, and the effective dates for certain new...more

[Webinar] The FCC Privacy Rules: What You Need to Know - Nov. 29th and Dec. 6th, 1:00pm Eastern

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/28/2016

Following the approval of the FCC’s new privacy rules on October 27, ISPs need to address a number of issues, including opt-ins and opt-outs as well as information security programs. To help you prepare, the DWT team has...more

Data Security and Breach Notification Requirements of New FCC Privacy Order May Present Immediate Implementation Challenges for...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/22/2016

As ISPs continue to absorb the scope of the FCC’s recent Privacy Order (the “Order”), one immediate question presents itself: what steps must ISPs take to begin implementing the data security and breach notification...more

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