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RealPage Antitrust Consent Decree Proposed

In August 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc., alleging that its software was used to unlawfully decrease competition among landlords and maximize...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court approves $1.75 million data breach settlement

On March 3, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval of a $1.75 million class action settlement resolving allegations related to a 2020 data breach that compromised nearly 100,000...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Announces Settlement with BetterHelp for Disclosing Consumers’ Health Information to Third-Party Advertisers

On March 2, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (also referred to as “proposed consent order”) with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling service, for allegedly disclosing its...more

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Recent Settlements and Penalties Show Perils of Data Breaches

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Two major U.S. financial institutions, Morgan Stanley and Capital One, recently agreed to resolve separate class action lawsuits by paying, in the aggregate, hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for massive data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

$2.35 Million Settlement in Dickey’s Barbecue Data Breach Class Action

This week, a proposed data breach class action against Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants Inc.  was settled for $2.35 million in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas with approval of the settlement terms by...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Filters Fast LLC Fails to Obtain Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Proposed Class Action

This week, a North Carolina federal judge denied Filters Fast LLC’s motion to dismiss a proposed data breach class action, ruling that the plaintiffs demonstrated adequate harm to satisfy Article III standing....more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.16.2020 | Top Story: PNC Financial Reaches $11.6B Deal to Buy BBVA American Operations

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Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group has reached a deal worth some $11.6 billion to buy the U.S. operations of BBVA, a Spanish lender. The mash-up, “one of the biggest banking deals since the 2008 financial crisis,”...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2020

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CYBERSECURITY - Maze Continues to Strike Companies - It is being reported by ZDNet that the Maze ransomware group has attacked two companies that, apparently, refused to pay the requested ransom, so Maze, as it...more

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“Untagging” From Photo Privacy Lawsuit: Facebook Settles Its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Litigation For $550 Million

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at guidance on artificial intelligence released by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office and the Turing Institute, as well as guidance...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | December 2019

SDNY Rejects Standing under “Increased Risk” Theory Where Data Not Targeted or Stolen - The Southern District of New York rejected a settlement that would have resolved a class action based on the unauthorized (and...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | September 2019

California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more

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FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra Issues Dissent On Facebook Settlement

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“The decision to impose documentation requirements, rather than bright line rules, represents a significant departure from how the government traditionally aims to protect the public. It is akin to if federal regulators,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

The FTC-Facebook Settlement Signals Major Shift In US Privacy Regulation

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In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg famously stated that privacy was no longer a “social norm.” Today, the Facebook founder is no doubt viewing social norms around privacy a bit differently, as are U.S. regulators and consumers....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

What Facebook’s Next 20 Years Will Look Like: Is This the Future of US Privacy?

Even in her extensive dissent, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter labeled the Order “exceptional.” And it is. The terms of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) $5 billion, twenty-year settlement Order reached with...more

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Facebook to Pay $5 Billion for Violating 2012 FTC Consent Order

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Just two days after the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a historic settlement of privacy and security claims against Equifax, the FTC today announced that Facebook has agreed to pay $5 billion in civil fines,...more

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Facebook FTC Settlement

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On Wednesday, the United States Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a settlement agreement with Facebook concerning Facebook’s alleged violations of a prior consent order it had entered into with the FTC. ...more

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Equifax Reaches Historic $575 Million Settlement Agreement Arising from 2017 Data Breach

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Equifax has agreed to pay $575 million to settle consumer as well as state and federal regulatory claims for its 2017 data breach. This is the largest data breach settlement to date. ...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | June 2019 #2

Maine Bill Requires ISPs to Obtain Opt-In Consent from Customers - The Maine legislature has passed a bill that requires internet service providers (ISPs) operating in Maine to obtain express, affirmative consent from...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Deregulation is the New Buzzword in Washington — Except in the Tech Industry

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The past year has been a volatile one, from trade wars to the government shutdown to a stock market dive. One constant that U.S. businesses have become accustomed to, however, is deregulation across a wide variety of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Settles with Four Companies over Privacy Shield Certification

In the wake of the determination by the European Commission that the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework was insufficient to protect EU citizens’ personal information, the Privacy Shield Framework was implemented by the Department of...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Settles EmblemHealth Breach for $575,000

The recent $575,000 settlement with EmblemHealth signals a push from AG Schneiderman “for stronger security laws and hold[ing] businesses accountable for protecting their customers’ personal data.” Noting New York’s “weak and...more

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The FTC Continues to Flex its Safe Harbor Enforcement Muscles

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On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with 13 companies on charges that they misled consumers by claiming that they were certified members of the U.S.-EU or U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor...more

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