On February 12, 2020, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a plan to create a Data Protection Agency through her proposed legislation, the Data Protection Act of 2020.
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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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Webinar on the SAFETY Act, Security and Insurance
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Hunton is hosting a webinar on October 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. EST, on why companies should consider SAFETY Act protection and how to obtain it. This blog entry provides a link to register.…
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Status Update: Pending CCPA Amendment Bills
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There are six bills pending before the California legislature that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and these bills could significantly alter the law’s application and associated compliance obligations.…
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FTC and Google Reach $170 Million Settlement Over Children’s Privacy on YouTube
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As an update to our previous blog posts, the FTC announced that it and the New York Attorney General reached a $170 million agreement with Google to resolve allegations that the company violated COPPA through its YouTube platform. Under the agreement, Google will pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York. The FTC voted 3-2 to authorize the action.…
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Google to Pay $150-$200 Million in Fines for Alleged YouTube COPPA Violations
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As an update to our previous blog post, according to media reports, Google has reached a settlement with the FTC in the range of $150 to $200 million over the agency’s investigation into the company’s alleged violations of COPPA through its YouTube platform. The settlement has not been announced by the FTC or Google, and the details of the settlement have not been made publicly available.…
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Facebook to Settle with SEC for $100 Million
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In addition to the record-breaking $5 billion penalty to the FTC penalty and settlement order, on July 24, 2019, the SEC announced charges against Facebook for inadequate and misleading disclosures over its privacy practices.…
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UPDATE: FTC Announces Record-Breaking Facebook Settlement Order
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Facebook will pay a $5 billion penalty to the FTC to resolve a privacy probe into whether Facebook violated a prior FTC consent decree requiring the company to better protect user privacy.…
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FTC Approves Settlement with Google Related to YouTube’s Alleged COPPA Violations
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According to media reports, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a multimillion dollar fine as part of a settlement with Google related to the FTC’s investigation into YouTube’s children’s data privacy practices. The FTC found that, in violation of COPPA, Google had failed to adequately protect children under 13 who used the video-streaming service and improperly collected their data.
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FTC Approves Record $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook
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According to media reports, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook, Inc. to resolve a privacy probe investigating whether Facebook had violated a prior FTC consent decree requiring the company to better protect user privacy.…
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