Topic
Data Gathering
436 published works
Inside Privacy
College Testing and Prep Companies Respond to Inquiries Regarding Data Policies
Yesterday, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, released letters they received from three college testing and preparatory organizations -- ACT, Inc. (response), College Board (owner…
Socially Aware Blog
Privacy Bill of Rights Introduced in Congress
By Julie O'Neill, Madhavi Tandon Batliboi
Earlier this year, U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced S. 799, the “Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011,” which would establish, for the first time…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Privacy v. Anti-Piracy: Content Owners Warned to Supervise Anti-Piracy Monitor to Ensure Privacy
The anti-piracy efforts of the content industry in France recently resulted in a warning from French authorities that, when policing online piracy through use of a third-party contractor, privacy must…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
State Records Tracking Abortions Not Complete
Chicago Tribune: State abortion records full of gaps, by Megan Twohey: Thousands of procedures not reported to health department Health care providers are failing to detail abortion complications to the…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
OFCCP’s Proposed Equal Employment Opportunity Rules: More On-Site Investigations, More Data Collected From Contractors, Closer Scrutiny of Contractor Affirmative Action
By W. Bruce Shirk and Nick Schnermann The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently proposed two rules that would, among other things, enhance the agency's investigative and enforcement…
Ad Law Access
Representatives Stearns and Matheson Introduce Consumer Privacy Protection Act
On April 13, 2011, Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-FL) and Jim Matheson (D-UT) introduced privacy legislation that seeks to ensure that consumers have greater control and are better informed on the…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
France’s CNIL Announces a Record Fine of €100,000
By Myria Saarinen, Angela Angelovska-Wilson
In a 32-page-long decision adopted on March 17, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) determined that Google Inc.’s collection of data in the course of its Street View application…
Inside Privacy
CNIL Imposes 100,000 Euro Fine on Google for Wi-Spi Activity
By Dan Cooper
On March 17, the French data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertes (CNIL), imposed a 100,000 Euro fine on Google, for privacy violations arising from its…
AdLaw By Request®
California Supreme Court Halts ZIP Code Collection
By Adam Snukal
Reed Smith colleagues on our Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog discussed a recent California Supreme Court ruling that declared illegal the collection of an individual’s ZIP code when completing a…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Parental Control Software Developer to Pay $100,000 for Children’s Privacy Violation
On September 15, 2010, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement requiring software developer EchoMetrix to stop collecting and selling information from children's private online conversations.