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Data Gathering
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Technology Law Dispatch
Sears Petitions to Change Its 8-Year-Old FTC Privacy Settlement Order
On October 30, 2017, Sears Holding Management Corporation (“Sears”) petitioned the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to reopen and modify the settlement to which they agreed in 2009. At that time,…
Data Privacy & Security Observer
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Sears’ Petition to Modify Order Regarding Software Tracking Application
The FTC is seeking public comment on a petition by Sear’s to reopen and modify its 2009 consent order to restrict the broad definition of “tracking application”. Background. In 2009,…
The Right Coast
How Facebook Figures Out Everyone You’ve Ever Met
Behind the Facebook profile you ve built for yourself is another one, a shadow profile, built from the inboxes and smartphones of other Facebook users. Contact information you ve never…
Covering Your Ads® Blog
Behavioral Advertising Company That Dropped “Zombie” Cookies Can’t Use Verizon’s Arbitration Clause To Avoid Class Action Lawsuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a non-party online behavioral advertising firm could not benefit from the arbitration clause in the agreement between Verizon and its customers because…
The Contractor's Perspective
OMB pauses new data collection for the 2017 EEO-1
On August 29, 2017, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced that it would immediately pause the pay-data collection requirement of the revised EEO-1 form that was scheduled…
ImmigrationProf Blog
ICE to Outsource Data Collection on 500,000 Immigrants
From Reveal News:U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for help from the private sector to gather and analyze a massive amount of data on 500,000 unauthorized immigrants a month…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FFIEC issues new HMDA resubmission guidelines
As expected, the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council (FFIEC) member agencies issued new data resubmission guidelines under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) effective for the 2018 data collection year. …
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Nevada Implements Law that Requires Notice for Collection of Personal Information
Nevada has become the third state in the Union to adopt a law that requires operators of websites and online services to provide notice to consumers who are Nevada residents…
Data Law Insights
New Jersey Restricts Retailers’ Collection and Use of Customer Information
By 1560210056-httpswww.crowelldatalaw.com
On July 21, 2017, Governor Chris Christie signed the Personal Information Privacy and Protection Act (S-1913) (the “Act”) into law, further enhancing the protections afforded to consumers who make retail…
Of Digital Interest
Regulating the Internet of Toys
New technologies and the expansion of the Internet of Things have allowed children of this generation to experience seamless interactive technologies through microphones, GPS devices, speech recognition, sensors, cameras and…