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FTC Cracks Down on Selling Sensitive Location Info, Restricts Use of Consumer Data for 1st Time

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more

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Keep Your Shield Up: FTC Settles With Four Companies Falsely Claiming They Comply With Privacy Shield

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements with four companies last month—IDmission LLC, mResource LLC (doing business as Loop Works LLC), SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. and VenPath, Inc.—of the FTC’s...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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

ReadyTech Settles With FTC Over Claims of Participation in Privacy Shield

Although the U.S.-E.U. Privacy Shield Framework has been intensely criticized by E.U. Authorities, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to enforce violations of it by U.S. companies....more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

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FTC Steps Up Activity on APEC Cross-Border Privacy Certification: Issues Warning Letters to 28 Companies Claiming Certification

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued warning letters to 28 companies that claim to be certified participants in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative’s (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system on their...more

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Has Your Website’s EU Safe Harbor Expired?

FTC proposes twenty-year compliance program for two companies that have settled charges that they misrepresented that they are currently compliant with the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework. Does your company rely on the US-EU Safe...more

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