On June 9, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission announced a proposed 225 million dollar fine, the largest in the history of the FCC, against several individuals for telemarketing violations.
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House to Vote on Senate’s Proposed Delay of Brazil’s Data Protection Law
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On April 3, 2020, the Brazilian Senate approved Bill of Law, which includes a number of emergency measures intended to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, one provision delays the effective date of the Brazilian Data Protection Law until January 2021. …
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SEC Publishes Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations recently announced the publication of a report entitled “Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations” that summarizes the observations gleaned from OCIE’s cybersecurity examinations of broker-dealers, investment advisers, clearing agencies, national securities exchanges and other SEC registrants.…
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FTC Finalizes Five Privacy Shield Settlements
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On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that settlements with five companies of separate allegations that they had falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework had been finalized.…
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FTC Finalizes Settlement with InfoTrax for Failure to Safeguard Consumer Data
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On January 6, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it granted final approval to a settlement with InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its former CEO, Mark Rawlins, related to allegations that InfoTrax failed to implement reasonable, low-cost and readily available security safeguards to protect the personal information the company maintained on behalf of its business clients.
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FTC Issues Final Order in Cambridge Analytica Case
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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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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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FTC Takes Action Against Companies Misrepresenting Compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and Other International Privacy Agreements
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On June 14, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has taken action against a number of companies that allegedly misrepresented their compliance with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks and other international privacy agreements. This blog entry provides an overview of these developments.…
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CNIL Fines French Real Estate Service Provider for Data Security and Retention Failures
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On June 6, 2019, the CNIL announced that it levied a fine of 400,000 Euros on SERGIC, a French real estate service provider. This blog entry provides an overview of the case. …
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