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Cookies, Opt-Out Choices, IoT Security: Recent Developments in Data Protection
We saw a few developments on the privacy and security front these past few weeks, so rather than our usual approach of focusing on one issue, this post will highlight a few noteworthy stories.
Cookies
France’s data protection regulator (CNIL)…
Data Retention – More than Meets the Eye
Data retention. It’s not something that excites and invigorates businesses. But it is a necessary cost of doing business, not only to ensure one retains certain data for as long as each applicable law requires, but also as an increasingly…
Lessons on Hidden Costs of Privacy Tech Vendors
With the adoption of more stringent privacy laws across the globe, we have seen an exponential increase in privacy technology (or “tech”) vendors offering automated privacy compliance solutions. Among other things, privacy tech vendors provide software and services to assist…
Voters Approve the California Privacy Rights Act: What Businesses Need to Know
Consistent with California’s history of prioritizing consumer privacy protections, Proposition 24 (full text here), a.k.a the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), was placed on the November ballot and handily approved by voters last week. The measure’s background itself indicates…
Apple’s Privacy ‘Nutrition Labels’ Will Be Required Starting on December 8
This past summer, Apple introduced significant changes for iOS 14 in the data privacy realm (we discussed these here). Among those changes are Apple’s so-called privacy “nutrition labels” intended to better inform consumers of the data collection and privacy…
Providing Financial Incentives Under CCPA
With COVID-19 driving so much business online, like most people, I am increasingly seeing offers from companies vying for new customers to hand over my contact information in exchange for discounts or rewards. This includes businesses that seek to use…
How the FTC’s Enforcement of Data Privacy and Security May be Impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Upcoming Review of the FTC’s Use of Section 13(b)
The Federal Trade Commission has broadly relied on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) to investigate and enforce against consumer protection violations, including in the context of data privacy and security. Specifically, Section 5 of the…
Employee Data under CCPA
Long gone are the days when companies could claim ownership in their employees’ data, at least in California. As our prior posts have indicated, the definition of “consumer” under the CCPA is extremely broad and extends to employees. A consumer…
Children’s Privacy Check-Up
As we (remotely) head back to school, we thought it timely to post our “annual” reminder that collecting, using and/or disclosing children’s personal information comes with some restrictions (see last year’s post here). With this unprecedented back-to-school season, nearly…