On November 9, 2020, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had entered into a consent agreement, subject to final approval, with videoconferencing company Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Zoom)....more
The Federal Trade Commission’s Opinion finding that Cambridge Analytica engaged in deceptive practices to harvest personal information closes another chapter in the Commission’s actions against Cambridge Analytica and its...more
12/10/2019
/ Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Express Contract Terms ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Materiality ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rules of Practice ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The FTC has entered into a settlement with LightYear Dealer Technologies, doing business as DealerBuilt, a technology company that develops and sells dealer management system (DMS) software and data processing services to...more
6/17/2019
/ Car Dealerships ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Safeguards Rule ,
Section 5 ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Settlement
On May 29, 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law SB 220, which amends Nevada’s security and privacy law to require an operator of a website or online service for commercial purposes to permit consumers to...more
6/12/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Governor Sisolak ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Operators ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Websites