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Data Gathering
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Ad Law Access
FTC Settles With Android Mobile App Developer Over Material Omission About Data Collection
Yesterday, the FTC announced yet another privacy law enforcement action in the mobile arena. An Android mobile application developer has agreed to settle the Commission’s claims alleging that the application,…
Technology Law Dispatch
Compliance Warning Issued by BBB Accountability Program on Data Collection for Online Behavioural Advertising
This post was also written by Frederick Lah. The Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program Council issued its first ever compliance warning about the omission of notices of data collection for online behavioral…
Madison Ave Insights
Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference – Data and Unfairness
As we interact online, we leave a breadcrumb trail of data – both personally identifiable and anonymized. This information can be pulled straight from data shared – name, age, or…
The Data Advisor
California Amends CalOPPA to Require Do-No-Track Disclosures
By Lydia Parnes, Tracy Shapiro, Edward Holman, Sara Rowe
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law A.B. 370,1 which amends the California Online Privacy Protection Act2 (CalOPPA) to require certain operators of websites and other online services to disclose how…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Cordray testifies to Senate Banking Committee
Director Cordray was the only witness at the Senate Banking Committee's hearing yesterday on the CFPB's fourth Semi-Annual Report to Congress. As a Committee member observed, Director Cordray's appearance represented…
Socially Aware Blog
A Warning for Websites Allowing Data Collection for Online Behavioral Advertising
By Reed Freeman, Adam Fleisher, Patrick Bernhardt
The Better Business Bureau’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (“the Accountability Program”) issued its first ever compliance warning on October 14, a move that is intended to clarify the obligations…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Homeless Veterans
By rmorgan
Govering.com published an October 10th, 2013 post by J.B. Wogan on How Michigan Got Better at Counting Homeless Veterans. The focus was on how Barbara Ritter, director of the state's "Homeless…
Inside Privacy
DAA to Website Operators: Provide “Enhanced Notice” of OBA by January 1
Earlier this week, the organization that enforces the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising issued a “Compliance Warning” to website operators, advising them to provide “enhanced notice”…
Technology Law Dispatch
Updates from Dutch Data Protection Authority
The Dutch Data Protection Authority, the College Bescherming Persoonsgegevens (CBP), has issued a report on data collection by smart TVs and issued new protocols in relation to financial fraud prevention…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB responds to questions about data collection
The CFPB recently sent 49-pages of responses to questions about the CFPB's data collection activities asked by members of the House Financial Services Committee in connection with the appearance of Steven…