On May 27, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”). Similar to the law of the same name passed by Utah in March, the Act requires app stores to take more responsibility...more
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced its intent to "vigorously" enforce its 2009 Health Breach Notification Rule (the "Rule") via a policy statement that sheds light on the Rule's scope. The policy...more
9/24/2021
/ Application Programming Interface (APIs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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The provider of the immensely popular “Brightest Flashlight Free” mobile app for Android reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that it collected sensitive personal information, including...more
The Federal Trade Commission has emphasized in the past that general privacy protections in the website space apply equally to mobile services, but a new FTC Staff Report released on Friday hones in on some privacy...more
2/11/2013
/ Address Book ,
App Developers ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Notice Requirements ,
Parental Consent ,
Path Inc. ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Settlement ,
Social Networks ,
Transparency