The Federal Trade Commission announced its Final Order and Opinion in the matter of Cambridge Analytica, LLC, finding that Cambridge Analytica violated the FTC Act’s Section 5 prohibition against “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” when harvesting personal information.
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Four Companies Settle FTC Allegations Related to Privacy Shield Misrepresentations
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On December 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached settlements in four separate Privacy Shield cases. …
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Senator Wicker Circulates Draft Privacy Bill
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On November 29, 2019, Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, circulated a draft of a comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019. …
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Senate Democrats Reveal Comprehensive Privacy Bill
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On November 26, 2019, Senate Commerce Committee Member Maria Cantwell (WA), alongside Senators Brian Schatz (HI), Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Ed Markey (MA), unveiled a new comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act.…
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Senate Democrats Unveil Privacy and Data Protection Framework
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On November 18, 2019, the ranking members from four Senate Committees¬ (Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) from Commerce, Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) from Judiciary, Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), and Senator Patty Murray (WA) from Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) released a set of “core principles” for federal privacy legislation. …
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Company Settles FTC Allegations of Privacy Shield Misrepresentation
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On November 19, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Medable, Inc. agreed to settle allegations that the company had misrepresented its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program.…
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HHS Imposes 1.6 Million Dollar Civil Penalty on Texas State Agency for Health Data Breach
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On November 7, 2019, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a $1.6 million civil penalty imposed against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for violations of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.…
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Representatives Eshoo and Lofgren Introduce Online Privacy Act
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On November 5, 2019, Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA) and Zoe Lofgren (CA) introduced the Online Privacy Act, which is sweeping legislation that would create federal privacy rights for individuals, require companies to adhere to data minimization and establish a federal Digital Privacy Agency.…
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FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps
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On October 22, 2019, the FTC announced that, for the first time, it has brought a case against a developer of “Stalking” Apps. …
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NIST Releases Draft Privacy Framework
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On September 6, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a preliminary draft of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy Through Enterprise Risk Management.…
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