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For businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a compliance step often overlooked is the requirement to annually update the businesses online privacy policy. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.130(a)(5),...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more
Following several years of investigating the common practices in the space, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first settlement with a data broker over the alleged collection and sale of location information that...more
The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more
A recent settlement between the FTC and data broker X-Mode Social, Inc. (and its successor company Outlogic) signals the FTC’s growing focus on protecting individuals’ location data privacy, particularly when it comes to...more
Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more
In the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S. history, Google has agreed to a $391.5m settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how Google tracked users' locations. The investigation by the...more
On August 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Kochava, Inc. alleging that Kochava engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by selling the “precise location information” of consumers. This...more
Google has recently been named in three lawsuits that challenge how it collects users' personal information and whether users can opt out of the collection. Each of these cases raises important issues relating to notice and...more
The upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term promises to be a big one, featuring a patent case that could be a game changer for many clients and a host of other cases that may affect how tech and life sciences companies deal with...more