Mobile Apps, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Location Data

California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep

Alston & Bird on 3/13/2025

This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have anticipated this sweep for some time based on the focus and the direction of a...more

Precise Geolocation: Recent Trends and Enforcement

BCLP on 3/30/2023

“Precise Geolocation” has become a hot button issue in the privacy world with recent data privacy laws seeking to regulate the collection and processing of such information, including in California and Virginia. The...more

NSA Releases Helpful Guidance For Limiting Location Data Exposure

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/20/2020

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently released helpful guidance on how to effectively limit location data exposure for its staffers, which also can be helpful information for the general public. Businesses likely will...more

Eclipsed by Evolving Law, Policy and Technology, Seminal Mobile Location Data Case Settled

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 8/18/2020

This past week, the operator of the popular Weather Channel (“TWC”) mobile phone app entered into a Stipulation of Settlement with the Los Angeles City Attorney, Mike Feuer (“City Attorney”), closing the books on one of the...more

Forecasting The Future: What to Learn from The Weather Channel App's Geolocation Lawsuit

Williams Mullen on 1/25/2019

The Los Angeles City Attorney has filed a complaint against the company behind The Weather Channel App (the “TWC App”) claiming its collection of geolocation information violates the state's Unfair Competition Law. The...more

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

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 12/19/2018

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