While the term “dark patterns” is not new, it has recently been getting a more attention, not least because the newly passed California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will regulate dark patterns. In this article, we will focus...more
As we near the end of a year that has seen more than its share of massive data breaches, two bills have been introduced (one re-introduced) in the U.S. Senate....more
12/11/2017
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Identity Theft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Uber
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) clarified in recent guidance how the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) applies to internet-connected device companies and other businesses that collect and use children’s...more
On September 7, 2017, Equifax, one of the three large credit reporting bureaus, announced a cybersecurity incident impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. According to Equifax, the breach occurred mid-May through...more
9/13/2017
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Cards ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equifax ,
FBI ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Recently, Uber agreed to a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consent order (“Consent Order”) to settle charges in an FTC complaint (“Complaint”) regarding behavior stemming back to at least 2014. Acting Chairman Maureen...more
8/25/2017
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Uber
Recently, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) asked the FTC to begin an investigation into a Google program called “Store Sales Management.” The purpose of Store Sales Management is to allow for the matching...more
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) can be thought of as a group of different devices that can communicate with each other, perhaps over a network such as the internet. We have written extensively about many of the privacy...more