FTC, adtech, Privacy Policy, behavioral advertising
FTC Finalizes $16.5M Settlement with Avast Over Sales of Browsing Data for Ad Targeting
By Benjamin Stein on July 17, 2024
behavioral advertising
The Future Of Behavioral Advertising In Europe And The United States
By Max Landaw on November 20, 2023
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California Amends Data Breach Notification Law, Does Not Require Mandatory Offering of Credit Monitoring
By InfoLawGroup LLP on October 01, 2014
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ALERT: Google’s Plan to Open Its Services to Children Could Spur Changes to COPPA Enforcement
By InfoLawGroup LLP on August 28, 2014
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Kerry Releases Draft of "Privacy Bill of Rights"
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 25, 2011
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Privacy Enforcement Update: FTC Settles with Twitter and Chitika
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 18, 2011
As we have previously reported on our blog, 2011 has seen a whirlwind of privacy enforcement activity. The FTC, NLRB, EEOC, HHS and FINRA have all taken privacy enforcement actions this year. This March, the FTC has announced privacy settlements with Chitika and Twitter.
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the State of Online Consumer Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 16, 2011
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Privacy a Key Concern (and Opportunity) for Venture Capital Firms
By InfoLawGroup LLP on March 09, 2011
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FTC's Report on Privacy Sets Forth Framework for Consumers, Businesses and Policymakers
By InfoLawGroup LLP on December 01, 2010
On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission issued a preliminary report entitled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change, A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers". The report proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on consumer information to develop beneficial new products and services.
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Celebrating Data Privacy from A to Z
By InfoLawGroup LLP on January 28, 2010
In honor of Data Privacy Day and its spirit of education, I thought it might be appropriate (and fun) to celebrate some (but certainly not all) of the A, B, Cs of Data Privacy. Would love to see your contributions, too!
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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.
