Industry, Members of Congress Take Action on FTC Process
As the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) continues to flex its consumer protection muscles by bringing numerous administrative lawsuits, industry and members of Congress are questioning whether there is...
View ArticleData Privacy Day
By Michelle Cohen, CIPP-US On January 28th, in an effort raise awareness of privacy and data privacy, the United States, Canada and 27 countries of the European Union celebrate International Data...
View ArticleGoogle/Viacom Win Video Privacy Protection Act Case – Common Sense Finally...
In an important decision in a federal court case in New Jersey, In Re Nickelodeon Privacy Litigation, Google and Viacom obtained a dismissal of a claim against them under the Video Privacy Protection...
View ArticleFederal Trade Commission Checks Out Mobile Shopping Apps
In August, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a staff report concerning mobile shopping applications (“apps”). FTC staff reviewed some of the most popular apps consumers utilize to...
View ArticleWhy the FTC Can Go After Companies For Insufficient Data Security Allegations
FTC seems more confident than ever in its authority to go after companies with insufficient data security measures. As of January 2015, FTC had settled 53 data-security enforcement actions, and FTC...
View ArticleState Attorneys General Tell Congress: “Back-Off Our Data Breach Authority”
Every week, we learn about new data breaches affecting consumers across the country. Federal government workers and retirees recently received the unsettling news that a breach compromised their...
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