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9 Aug 2012, 10:45 am
By Mehmet Munur As widely expected, the FTC issued a civil penalty against Google for violating Safari web browser users’ cookie settings. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 7:33 am
by Mehmet MunurThe Article 29 Working Party published an opinion (WP194) today on the exemptions to the consent requirement for cookies or similar technologies under the revised E-Privacy Directive. [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 1:16 pm
By Mehmet MunurThe Federal Trade Commission announced that it brought two separate enforcement actions against a debt collector and a car dealership because of the unauthorized sharing of sensitive personal information through P2P network software installed by their employees. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 8:26 pm
By Mehmet MunurToday, the Federal Trade Commission released its final report titled Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change that announces its best practices privacy framework. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 3:00 pm
by Mehmet MunurThe European Commission announced the proposed revisions to the EU Data Protection Directive today. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 1:20 pm
by Mehmet MunurThe proposed revisions to the EU Data Protection Directive with a regulation sometime next year is likely to result in multitude of changes for privacy regulation in the EU and around the world and may make the use of Binding Corporate Rules more attractive for midsize companies and data processors. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 12:12 pm
by Mehmet MunurRecent reports about the FTC and Facebook nearing a settlement were true because today the FTC announced that it had entered into a proposed settlement with Facebook for Facebook's failure to keep its users' information on Facebook private and repeatedly allowing users' information to be shared and made public.The proposed settlement bars Facebook from making misrepresentations about its privacy and security practices, requires it to obtain affirmative express… [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 6:02 pm
by Mehmet MunurThe Federal Trade Commission announced an enforcement action against Skid-e-kids and a separate enforcement action against online advertiser ScanScout. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 2:49 pm
by Mehmet MunurThe FTC announced an enforcement action against the two marketers of mobile applications on Apple and Google mobile application stores that claimed, among other things, to cure acne by “resting the iPhone against your skin’s acne-prone areas for 2 minutes daily to improve skin health without prescription drugs. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 2:21 pm
by Mehmet MunurThe Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with mobile application developer W3 Innovations, LLC for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 6:09 pm
By Mehmet MunurThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of Treasury released final regulations relating to money services businesses and stored value that amend Bank Secrecy Act regulations. [read post]
27 May 2011, 10:33 am
by Mehmet MunurThe Obama Administration unveiled a proposal for a Cybersecurity legislation on May 12 that also includes a national standard for breach notification. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 9:49 am
By Mehmet MunurThe Federal Trade Commission announced on March 30th that it settled with Google over the rollout of its Buzz service. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 12:19 pm
By Mehmet MunurThe Federal Trade Commission announced an enforcement action today against an online advertising network that restarted tracking of users 10 days after those users had opted out of online tracking. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 10:43 am
By Mehmet MunurThe Wall Street Journal reports that a Facebook user ID may be inadvertently shared by a Facebook application and may then be further transferred to other third parties. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 11:16 am
By Mehmet MunurToday, the FTC announced its settlement with Twitter on the charges relating to the 2009 security breach involving the comprise of a Twitter employee’s account. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 1:00 pm
by Mehmet MunurOn June 17, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States held in a unanimous opinion that the unauthorized search of a state employee’s text messages on his employer provided text-messaging pager did not violate the employee’s Fourth Amendment rights. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 2:08 pm
by Mehmet MunurNew Jersey Supreme Court ruled on March 30, 2010 that an employee did not waive attorney-client privilege to the emails she sent using her personal, web-based, password-protected email account from a computer owned by the employer. [read post]
8 Mar 2010, 6:55 am
By Mehmet MunurA District Court in New York recently decided a case where the perfect storm of messy contract drafting, which left a key term undefined and ambiguous, lack of proper evidence to prove the date of formation of the contract, and deficiencies in electronic signatures forced a life insurance provider to settle the case. [read post]
31 Jan 2010, 1:19 pm
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