The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 48 - Digital Boundaries: Fourth Amendment Protections in a Connected World
The FTC and DOJ Act Against Amazon to Protect Privacy
E17: Carpenter Decision Builds Up Privacy from #SCOTUS
On March 10, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of California (CAAG) announced an enforcement sweep of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focused on the location data industry. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated...more
On January 13, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (“Texas AG”) filed the first-ever enforcement action under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) against insurance company Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity...more
Many employers have turned to geolocation tools like GPS devices to monitor employees’ whereabouts and movements – especially those working remotely or in field-based roles. While these tools provide an effective way to boost...more
On May 17, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 361/HB 707 amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA") to provide heightened protections to consumers under 18 years of age, not just those under...more
The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released initial draft regulations for cybersecurity audits (which have since been amended) and risk assessments late this summer. The agency’s board of directors addressed the...more
On September 15, 2022 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) AB 2273, which takes effect July 1, 2024 and intends to protect the wellbeing, data, and privacy...more
In the past 5 years businesses felt the increasingly intricate data management rules (GDPR, CCPA, BIPA) pressed against an explosion in hacking and ransomware. Companies experience pressure from legislators, regulators,...more
On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled allegations against Toronto-based Kuuhuub Inc., along with Kuuhuub's Finnish subsidiaries Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy (together, defendants), that...more
On May 7, 2020, in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and as some states are “opening up”, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; John Thune...more
On May 7, Republican members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee formally introduced the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 (the Act), which would put temporary rules in place regarding the...more
A group of Republican senators has proposed a new privacy law to govern the collection and use of certain personal information thought to be both important and at risk during the current coronavirus crisis....more
Thursday, April 30th, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS), Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD), and Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced plans to soon introduce the COVID-19...more
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to maintain "business-as-usual" to the extent allowed by their particular circumstances and to protect their employees, customers...more
The alarm bells have been sounding about location tracking, and the state legislatures have been responding. Perhaps the loudest ringing in 2020 is from the Washington Privacy Act, the Senate and House versions of which are...more
Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are working diligently to comply with the law’s numerous mandates, although final regulatory guidance has yet to be issued. Many of these businesses are...more
New Jersey has joined a growing list of states considering legislation on data privacy to promote transparency, accountability, and individual choice. One bill would create new obligations for commercial entities whose online...more
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
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
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
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently entered a Consent Agreement with Uber that includes “precise geolocation information” in the list of personal information that is to be protected. While the Consent Agreement only...more
If you're like millions of Americans, you use the AccuWeather app for iOS to keep up to date about whether the weekend's forecast means fun in the sun or hiding out from the rain. It turns out that AccuWeather may have been...more
In this issue: - FTC Settlement with Flashlight App Requires Extensive Disclosures Outside of the Privacy Policy to Collect and Share Geolocation Information - GAO and Senate Commerce Committee Release Studies...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final rule amendments today in the Federal Register updating the FTC regulations that implement the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule)....more