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Privacy Rules
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Data Protection Report
French court issues decision on legality of Privacy Rules and Terms of Use under data protection and consumer law
By Cécile Auvieux (FR), Nadège Martin (FR)
Five years after the commencement of legal proceedings against Google by leading French consumer association UFC Que Choisir, the Paris “Tribunal de Grande Instance” (TGI), in a decision dated 12…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Announces Settlement for Venmo’s Alleged Violations of the GLBA’s Privacy and Safeguards Rules
On February 27, 2018, the FTC announced an agreement with PayPal, Inc., to settle charges that its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service misled consumers regarding privacy and the extent to which…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
OCR Fines Texas Health System For Alleged HIPAA Privacy Rule Violation
On May 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a 2.4 million dollar civil monetary penalty against Memorial Hermann Health System for…
Ad Law Access
FTC Highlights Deep-Sixing of FCC Privacy Rules in Bid for 9th Circuit Rehearing
In support of its request for an en banc rehearing of a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel decision in FTC v. AT&T over the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Congress, FCC Weigh Measures to Repeal ISP Privacy Rules
Last October, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved new privacy rules governing how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are permitted to use and share its customers’ personal information. The rules have…
Data Counsel
FCC Broadband Privacy Rule On Hold, Likely Dead
By Alan L. Friel, Stephanie Lucas
The new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Privacy and Data Security Rule for broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers (Privacy Rule) was set to start phased implementation on March 2, 2017.…
Immigration
Quick Hits – November 28, 2016
Hopefully all those Thanksgiving leftover are getting you through the day. If they're not (or you're not partaking in U.S. festivities)—well, there's always Quick Hits. Welcome back! Let's get down…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
U.S. and APEC Leaders Reaffirm Implementation of the APEC CBPR
On November 20, 2016, the heads of state of the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum reaffirmed the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system in their Leaders’ Declaration…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
U.S. and Japan Commit to Improve and Advance Cross-Border Privacy
On October 19, 2016, the International Trade Administration issued a press release reaffirming the commitment of both the U.S. Department of Commerce and Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission to continue…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Includes Privacy Item on Its March Open Meeting Agenda: What to Expect
By Kelley Drye
It’s official: next Thursday, March 31, 2016, the FCC will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed framework for new privacy and data security rules…