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Colorado PUC Holds Hearing on Smart Grid Privacy Rules
By InfoLawGroup LLP on October 18, 2011
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FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
By InfoLawGroup LLP on September 15, 2011
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Nonprofit Must Rehire Employees Axed for Facebook Complaints
By InfoLawGroup LLP on September 08, 2011
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CFPB Tasked with FCRA Interpretation - FTC Issues Staff Report to Aid Transition
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 26, 2011
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Capitalizing on Privacy Practices - Study Indicates Consumers Will Pay for Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on July 14, 2011
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Supreme Court Pro-Business and First Amendment - Targeted Regulations in Trouble
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 28, 2011
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FCRA Violations Result in $1.8 Million FTC Penalty
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 26, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Teletrack, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle charges that the company sold credit reports for marketing purposes, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). According to the FTC's complaint, Teletrack sells credit reports and other services to businesses that mainly serve financially distressed consumers. Teletrack's business customers include pay day lenders, rental purchase stores and non-prime rate auto lenders. These businesses use Teletrack's credit reports to decide whether and on what terms to extend credit to their customers.
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California Federal Court Dismisses Bulk of Privacy Suit Against Facebook
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 07, 2011
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Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Proposed by HHS - Find Out Who Has Accessed Your Health Records
By InfoLawGroup LLP on June 01, 2011
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"Privacy by Design": A Key Concern for VCs and Start-Ups
By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 23, 2011
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Federal Privacy Enforcement Update: SEC Fines Executives for Privacy and Security Violations
By InfoLawGroup LLP on April 13, 2011
As we have reported previously on our blog, federal agencies, including the FTC, NLRB and EEOC have been very active in taking action against privacy and information security violations. This trend continues with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) recent announcement of a settlement with three former executives a brokerage firm (GunnAllen Financial, Inc.). The SEC alleged that the former executives violated the Commission's Privacy Rule and Safeguards Rule (Regulation S-P) and aided and abetted the firm in violating these rules. This enforcement action marks the first time the SEC assessed financial penalties against individuals charged solely with violating Regulation S-P.
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Code or Clear? Encryption Requirements (Part 2)
By W. Scott Blackmer on October 01, 2009
In the last post, I talked about the role of encryption in fashioning a "reasonable" security plan for sensitive personal information and other protected data routinely collected, stored, and used by an enterprise. But lawmakers and regulators are getting more specific about using encryption and managing data that is risky from an ID-theft perspective. Here are some leading examples of this trend.
