On May 6, 2019, the FTC announced that three dating apps were removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store following an FTC letter alleging that the apps potentially violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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FTC Settles with Two Online Operators for Failing to Secure Customers’ Data
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On April 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced two data security cases involving online operators that were alleged to have failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers’ data, which allowed hackers to breach both websites.…
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Senator Markey Introduces Privacy Bill of Rights Act
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On April 12, 2019, Senator Edward J. Markey (MA) introduced the Privacy Bill of Rights Act, comprehensive privacy legislation intended to protect individuals’ “personal information,” defined as “information that directly or indirectly identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to, a particular individual.”…
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CIPL Hosts Annual Executive Retreat on the Evolving U.S. Privacy Landscape
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During the week of April 1, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP hosted its annual executive retreat in Washington, D.C. CIPL held a full-day working session on evolving technologies and a new U.S. privacy framework followed by a closed members only half-day roundtable on global privacy trends with special guest Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland.…
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FTC Proposes Changes to GLB Privacy and Safeguards Rules
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On March 5, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on proposed changes to the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Privacy Rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.…
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CIPL Supports APEC’s Privacy Work at Recent APEC Meetings in Chile with International Privacy Workshop
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During the week of February 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP participated in the meetings of the APEC Data Privacy Subgroup and Electronic Commerce Steering Group in Santiago, Chile. CIPL enjoys formal guest status and a seat at the table at these bi-annual APEC privacy meetings.…
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FTC Issues Record $5.7 Million COPPA Penalty Against Musical.ly
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On February 27, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced a record $5.7 million civil penalty against popular video creation and sharing app Music.ly (now known as TikTok) for violations of U.S. children’s privacy rules.…
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FTC Votes to Retain CAN-SPAM Rule Following Review
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On February 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced the completion of the first regulatory review of the CAN-SPAM Rule, voting to retain the CAN-SPAM Rule with no modifications.…
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Commission Publishes Report on the Second Annual Review of the Functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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On December 19, 2018, the European Commission issued a press release regarding the publication of the Commission’s second annual review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. …
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Lisa Sotto, Head of Hunton’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, Kicks Off FTC Data Security Panel
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In connection with its hearings on data security, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a December 12 panel discussion on “The U.S. Approach to Consumer Data Security,” which featured private practitioner Lisa Sotto from Hunton Andrews Kurth.…
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