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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

OCR and FTC Issue Joint Letter to Healthcare Companies Warning About Online Tracking Technologies

On July 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospitals, telehealth providers, health...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC and HHS Send Letter Warning of Risks From Online Tracking Technologies

On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

It May Be Time for TikTok to Change its Ways if State AGs Have Any Say

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While State Attorneys General have been clear that social media companies are generally on their radar for a variety of consumer protection concerns, TikTok has been the latest to make headlines in recent weeks. For example,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Safeguards in New National Network Include Insurance, App Mandates, Cybersecurity Council

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - The new national health information network calls for a number of privacy and security safeguards and standards that, in some instances, exceed what HIPAA covered...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - New Mexico County Recovering from Ransomware Attack - Another day, another governmental entity hit with a ransomware attack. If you are a resident of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you need a marriage...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

China Blocks Didi from Chinese App Stores over Cybersecurity Concerns

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On July 4, 2021, less than a week after ride-hailing giant Didi’s U.S. IPO, Chinese regulators ordered Didi removed from app stores in the country. The purported reason—China’s Cyberspace Administration’s concerns over the...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2021 #2

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CYBERSECURITY - Microsoft Issues Emergency Software Update for PrintNightmare Zero Day Vulnerability - Following the release of a U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (US-CERT) Coordination Center...more

Carlton Fields

CF on Cyber: An Update on the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA)

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Since the beginning of 2021, more than two dozen class action cases have been filed in Florida state court under Florida's Security of Communications Act. The act has, in some form, been on the books for more than 50 years....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

What Are Mental Health Apps Doing with Our Data?

If you type “anxiety” or “depression” into an app store search bar, you will find countless options. While there are many, many different apps to handle all sorts of psychological challenges, there also are many varied ways...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Apple Requires Apps to Include New Privacy "Nutrition Label" by December 8, Delays Opt-In for Tracking Requirement Until Early...

Apple recently announced that app developers must check a series of yes/no boxes that will generate a "nutrition label"-style summary of the app's privacy practices. This new summary, formally called "App Privacy," will be...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Privacy Requirements for App Developers Using the Apple App Store

Companies face yet another set of data privacy requirements in this ever-growing legal minefield. Starting Dec. 8, 2020, companies using apps in the Apple iOS ecosystem will be required to provide consumers with a privacy...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

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Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Connecticut Insurance Department Reminds Licensees to Comply with Data Security Law - On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut...more

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Countries and Companies Cool on TikTok, As Microsoft Proposes US Solution

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In early July, the Indian government banned many Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, claiming they pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity.” India’s Ministry of Information Technology acted “in defense of...more

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Rise Of Mobile Phishing Scams

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In the span of a few short months, the number of phishing attacks targeting smartphones as the entry point to enterprise networks has risen by more than a third. Indeed, one cybersecurity company found a 37% increase in...more

Carlton Fields

10 Privacy Recommendations for Health App Developers From the AMA’s Latest Privacy Principles

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There has been no lack of new guidance regarding health care cybersecurity in recent weeks. But the American Medical Association’s (AMA) newly released “Privacy Principles” is unique in its aim at entities involved in health...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Protecting Your Privacy and Data During Virtual Meetings

Furia Rubel Communications Intern Like many Americans who’ve been ordered to stay at home until the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, you may have used Zoom, either to stay in touch with a group of friends, family, colleagues, or to...more

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Contact Tracing Apps in the UK, EU and U.S.: Privacy Implications

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The world is facing a significant public health crisis that requires a strong response and common approach. Governments and scientists around the world are relying on automated data processing and digital technologies as part...more

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