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Data Gathering
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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK Information Commissioner’s Office Releases Assessment of Google Street View
On July 29, 2010, the UK's ICO reported that it found no evidence that Google's collection of unsecured WiFi data has caused or would cause harm to individuals.
AdLaw By Request®
DMA’s new industry code requires Parental Consent
By Huw Morris
Companies directly marketing to customers must not use the Internet to gather data about children. That's according to a new code of practice published by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA),…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Data Innovation Initiative Highlights Compliance Obligations
By Kelley Drye
Yesterday, the FCC launched a review of its data collection practices, which it termed its "Data Innovation Initiative." Most relevant to the scope of this blog is the inventory of…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
EU Article 29 Working Party Decrees Strict Opt-In Standards for Behavioral Advertising Data Collection
By Bret Cohen
On June 22, the Article 29 Working Party published an opinion clarifying the EU legal framework for those involved in online behavioral advertising. While it put forth strict guidelines for…
Media Law Prof Blog
Metropolitan Police Begin Investigation of Google’s Street View Program
The Metropolitan Police (UK) has started an investigation into whether Google has violated any criminal laws through its use of data collected over wifi networks. The criminal laws implicated would…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
French Data Protection Authority Investigates Google Street View
On June 17, 2010, the CNIL published an article indicating that personal data such as email content and passwords may have been collected unlawfully by Google Street View cars in…
AdLaw By Request®
What the New Consumer Privacy Bill Means for Data Collection
By Adam Snukal
On Monday, May 10th, 2010, the article "What the New Consumer Privacy Bill Means for Data Collection" appeared on Mobile Marketer, a widely read publication within the mobile marketing and advertising community.…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Reps. Boucher and Stearns Release Long-Awaited Advertising Privacy Bill
By Bret Cohen
On May 4, Representatives Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fl.) of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet published a discussion draft of long-anticipated privacy legislation that…
The Right Coast
People who keep data about themselves Tom Smith
I've been told if I wrote down everything that I eat I would lose weight. These folks take it to a whole nother level. I think I would prefer though…
The Rainmaker Blog
Use RSS as a legal marketing tool
We all know there is an enormous amount of information available on the internet that would be useful for law firm marketing purposes as well as legal practice management purposes. …