News & Analysis as of

Mobile Apps Data Protection

A&O Shearman

CNIL launches public consultation on draft recommendations relating to multi-terminal consent

A&O Shearman on

On April 24 2025, the French supervisory authority (CNIL) issued a draft recommendation to address challenges in collecting user consent for cookies and trackers across multiple devices (the Draft Recommendation). The new...more

Alston & Bird

California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep

Alston & Bird on

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

BCLP

Mobile Apps: What Does the CNIL Recommend From a Privacy Perspective?

BCLP on

While mobile apps have become one of the major means of access to digital services, their ubiquity is accompanied by significant risks to users' privacy, due to the massive amount of personal data they collect and process....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Do App Permissions Satisfy Requirements for Valid Consent for the Purpose of GDPR?

Fox Rothschild LLP on

App permissions do not satisfy the requirements for valid consent for the purpose of GDPR because they lack sufficient detail and granularity, according to the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)....more

Hogan Lovells

CNIL 2025-2028 strategic plan: AI, Minors, Mobile Apps & Cybersecurity

Hogan Lovells on

Anticipating enforcement priorities of regulators may partly rely on their long-term trajectory and domestic dynamics, which differ from a country to another. This action plan reflects CNIL’s ambition (i) to be appointed by...more

CloudNine

Masters Conference Atlanta 2024: Comprehensive Recap and Session Insights

CloudNine on

The Masters Conference’s final event for 2024 brought together legal, forensic, and information governance experts to discuss the evolving challenges in eDiscovery and data management. Hosted by King and Spalding in Atlanta,...more

BakerHostetler

FTC To Examine How the ‘Attention Economy’ Impacts Kids

BakerHostetler on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) recently announced that it will hold a virtual workshop to examine the use of design features that aim to monopolize kids’ time online, a concept that has been branded the...more

DLA Piper

Europe/Germany: Right to Bring Collective Action for Violations of Information Obligations Under GDPR

DLA Piper on

Summary - In its judgement of 11 July 2024 (C-757/22), the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ’) ruled that the violation of a controller’s information obligations under Art. 12 and 13 GDPR, can be subject to a representative...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

We Don’t Use Dark Patterns!? FTC and Consumer Protection Networks Review Suggests You Might

In its ongoing concern with “dark patterns,” the FTC recently announced results of two reviews of sites and apps purportedly engaging in the practice. As a reminder, the FTC views as “dark patterns” practices or web designs...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Customizing Mobile Applications for New Markets

Expanding a business into new markets presents a myriad of challenges, and companies should evaluate and consider financial plans, marketing strategies, operational issues, and corresponding legal implications in connection...more

CloudNine

Efficient Text and Chat Data Discovery Starts with Information Governance (IG)

CloudNine on

When it comes to ensuring that data is preserved and available for litigation, investigations, or government inquiries, it all starts with establishing and codifying clear data governance policies and procedures....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

Carlton Fields

4 Tips for Health Tech Apps After the FTC’s Revised Breach Notification Rule

Carlton Fields on

On April 26, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final rule updating the health breach notification rule. According to the FTC, the update seeks to “clarify” the scope of the rule by adding new definitions and revising...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

HaystackID

Ambient Light Sensors to Malware Threats: MIT Unveils Smartphone Privacy Risks Amid Market Turbulence

HaystackID on

Editor's Note: In a significant study from MIT's CSAIL, researchers have unveiled vulnerabilities in smartphone ambient light sensors, highlighting them as potential channels for privacy breaches. This discovery underscores...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

43 AGs Urge FTC to Update Child Online Privacy Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Unless Divested from ByteDance

Yesterday, with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to support the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, designed to begin the process...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #391 – Potential Ban on TikTok in US Follows Ban in Other Countries

The bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives potentially banning TikTok’s use in the U.S. is not a novel idea. The federal government has already banned TikTok’s use for federal employees, some states have banned...more

White & Case LLP

California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Update: New Investigative Sweep of Streaming Services & Restoration of the CPPA’s...

White & Case LLP on

As 2024 gets underway, California's regulators have continued to press forward in seeking to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Two recent developments warrant mentioning....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Attorney General Announces Investigation of Streaming Services for CCPA Violations

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new enforcement focus on streaming apps’ failure to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This investigation will examine whether streaming...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Wellness Apps and Privacy

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Employers looking to enhance their suite of employee benefit programs, and focused on lessons learned during the pandemic on wellbeing, are interested in providing greater access to wellness tools. And, the vendors who...more

King & Spalding

FTC Proposes Stricter Children’s Privacy Rules in First COPPA Update since 2013

King & Spalding on

On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed revisions to its rules administering the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The updates both expand the universe of businesses subject...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

FTC Gives it to X-Mode: 5 Lessons from the Agency’s Latest Consumer Location Data Case

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #384 – Montana Appeals Order Blocking Ban of TikTok

Montana’s legislature last year passed legislation, signed by the Governor, to ban the use of TikTok within the borders of the state, seeking to protect Montana consumers’ personal information and limit spying by the Chinese...more

273 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 11

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide