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Google’s U-Turn on Device Fingerprinting: ICO’s Response and Subsequent Guidance

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In a December, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded to Google’s decision to lift a prohibition on device fingerprinting (which involves collecting and combining information about a device’s software and...more

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Online Applications Are Tracking Your Location, and the Government Wants That Information. Is That Lawful?

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When you use your cellphone to search for businesses near you, you may opt into data collection about your location with an accuracy of within a few hundred feet. Often, unless you affirmatively opt out later, that data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DuckDuckGo Profits on Privacy

2021 was a rough year for many businesses, but there was at least one winner: in a recent blog post, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reported a record growth of over 46 percent and now claims to serve more than 27...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #93 – Electronic Frontier Foundation Privacy Badger

I am from Wisconsin, so I am a Badger fan. Actually a double Badger fan, as I am a big fan of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) Privacy Badger. According to the EFF’s website, Privacy Badger “is a browser...more

McManis Faulkner

Trick Or Treat: Cookies And Consumer Privacy In Online Advertising

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The proliferation of online goods and services means consumer data is available to those with a need or interest in possessing it. One method providers and third party partners employ to collect online consumer data is the...more

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First Circuit Decision Creates Ambiguity in Consumer VPPA Class Actions

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The vast majority of courts confronted with “free app” cases under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) have dismissed those claims.  A recent First Circuit decision, however, signals a change in that trend.  ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Web Trackers: What others may know about your online footprint

Web Trackers have been a hot topic in recent news, yet most of us are oblivious not only the extent they are used, but also to the potential for misuse of our personal information currently being aggregated in countless...more

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Consumer VPPA Class Action Against CNN Dismissed

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The Northern District of Georgia recently granted CNN’s motion to dismiss a consumer class action that alleged CNN committed a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. Perry v. Cable News...more

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Three Trending Topics in IoT: Privacy, Security, and Fog Computing

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Cisco has estimated that there will be 50 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to the Internet by the year 2020. IoT has been a buzzword over the past couple of years. However, the buzz surrounding IoT in the...more

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FTC Continues its Push to Regulate the Collection and Use of Location Information

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Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had settled charges with Nomi Technologies, Inc. regarding its collection and use of information that could be used to track the movements of individuals through...more

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