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FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule
By InfoLawGroup LLP on September 15, 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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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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David Vladeck Previews FTC's Report on Online Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on December 01, 2010
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Privacy News Round-Up: Lessons Learned
By InfoLawGroup LLP on November 10, 2010
Several important privacy issues were in the news in the first half of this week. Here's our take on these stories, which covered online data collection, employee privacy and legislative battles about the future of privacy.
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Breaking Down the Boucher Bill
By InfoLawGroup LLP on May 12, 2010
In early May, Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) introduced a long anticipated "discussion draft" of a bill "[t]o require notice to and consent of an individual prior to the collection and disclosure of certain personal information relating to that individual." You have probably heard that industry and consumer groups alike are not happy with the discussion draft. What exactly is the Boucher Bill and what would it mean for almost every company engaged in the collection, use or disclosure of personal information (not just companies engaged in online behavioral advertising)? Following is a FAQ. Comments on the draft legislation are due June 4 (mark your calendars).
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Quickhits: 4th Amendment & the Cloud; Dept. of Commerce Explores Privacy; Apple Plays Hardball; Kroll on Healthcare Data Security; The Senate on Facebook Privacy
By InfoLawGroup LLP on April 26, 2010
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Are We Living in a Post-Disclosure, Opt-In World?
By InfoLawGroup LLP on January 11, 2010
Today's New York Times Media Decoder Blog features an "on-the-record" discussion with Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz and Bureau of Consumer Protection chief David Vladeck. The question presented: "Has Internet Gone Beyond Privacy Policies?" The FTC (and Congress, for that matter) continue to signal that change may be imminent in the world of online privacy policies and traditional notions of opt-out consent.
