On April 8, 2022, the New York Bar issued an opinion to protect confidential client contact information stored on an attorney’s smartphone.
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Texas Attorney General Investigates TikTok for Potential Child Privacy Violations and Facilitation of Human Trafficking
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On February 18, 2022, the Texas Attorney General’s Office announced it was investigating TikTok for alleged child privacy violations and facilitation of human trafficking on its platform.
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FTC Publishes Health Breach Notification Rule Resources
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On January 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission published two new resources for complying with the agency’s Health Breach Notification Rule. …
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SEC Settles with Alternative Data Provider for $10 Million
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On September 14, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that analytics firm, App Annie Inc., and its co-founder and former CEO, agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle securities fraud charges for engaging in deceptive practices and making material misrepresentations about “alternative data” sold by the company. Notably, this is the SEC’s first enforcement action charging an alternative data provider with securities fraud. …
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FTC Issues Guidance Clarifying Scope of Its Health Breach Notification Rule for Health Apps and Connected Devices
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On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Policy Statement to clarify the scope of the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule as it relates to health apps and connected devices.
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FTC Bans Stalkerware App Company from the Surveillance Business and Orders Company to Delete Any Illegally Collected Information
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On September 1, 2021, the FTC banned the operator of a stalkerware app company and its CEO from offering, promoting, selling or advertising any surveillance app, service or business, alleging that the app allowed purchasers to illegally surveil other individuals by monitoring their device activity without their knowledge. …
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Dutch DPA Fines TikTok 750,000 EUR for Transparency Violations
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On July 22, 2021, the Dutch Data Protection Authority announced that it had imposed a 725,000 EUR fine on TikTok for violating the privacy of young children, namely for the company’s alleged lack of transparency.
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Google to Prevent App Developers from Using Advertising ID for Any Purpose Following User Opt-Out
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On June 3, 2021, Google informed app developers that beginning in late 2021, when Android 12 OS users opt out of personalized ads, the advertising ID provided by Google Play services will not be made available to app developers for any purpose.
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Google Play to Require Android App Data Privacy and Security Disclosures
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Google has announced that beginning in the second quarter of 2022, developers submitting new apps and app updates to the Google Play store will be required to disclose certain information regarding their apps’ data collection, use, sharing and security practices, as well as provide a privacy policy for their apps.
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CIPL Submits Response to the EDPB Guidelines on Virtual Voice Assistants
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth has submitted its response to the European Data Protection Board consultation on draft guidelines on virtual voice assistants. The Guidelines were adopted on March 12, 2021 for public consultation.
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