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Twitter Will Pay $150 Million to Settle Charges That It Misrepresented Its Privacy and Security Practices

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Last week, the United States Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, took action against Twitter, Inc. for allegedly using private account security data to sell targeted advertisements without...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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FTC Steps Up Privacy Shield Enforcement Actions

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This week the FTC announced yet another batch of enforcement actions against companies for misrepresenting their participation in the EU-US and US-Swiss Privacy Shield Frameworks.  Since the beginning of the year, the FTC has...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2019

In this month's edition, we examine the landmark data breach class action in the English High Court against Equifax, the FTC's complaint against data colocation company RagingWire and a Utah business-to-business company's...more

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FTC Settles Privacy Shield Misrepresentation Claims

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The Federal Trade Commission recently entered into settlement agreements with four companies regarding claims that the companies misrepresented their compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. ...more

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Federal Trade Commission Reaffirms Commitment to Enforce EU-US Privacy Shield

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled enforcement actions against three companies accused of misleading consumers about their participation in the European Union-United States Privacy Shield framework,...more

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FTC Settles Deception Charges Relating to Privacy Program Claims

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On February 22, 2017, the FTC settled charges with three companies that, according to the FTC, deceptively claimed that they participated in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules (APEC CBPR). The...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - February 2016 #3

EU, U.S. Reach Data Deal—Not a Harbor, but a Shield - After the deadline expired to reach a deal on a new Safe Harbor for the transatlantic transfer of data, the European Union and the United States reached an agreement...more

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