This spring, Utah legislators gave parents new legal tools to control use of social media by children and teens, including introducing a private right of action with statutory damages.To comply, social media companies will...more
2019 will bring significant privacy law changes in the U.S. These changes will require significant compliance efforts by companies operating in the U.S. this year. It is still an open question as to whether those compliance...more
1/11/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Standard of Care
Although numerous attempts have been made to pass a comprehensive U.S. privacy law over the years, this one might actually succeed. Efforts have begun on multiple fronts. From Senate Commerce Committee hearings to several...more
9/28/2018
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Congressional Committees ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Market Participants ,
NTIA ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Networks
Apps likely contain several elements of intellectual property. Protect copyrights, patents and trade secrets as you would in other software projects (employee and contractor agreements, copyright registrations, trademark...more