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FTC Settles Claims of Privacy-By-Design Unfairness and Deception With Mobile Device Manufacturer
Consistent with the FTC’s laser focus on mobile privacy, the Commission today announced its latest privacy law enforcement action – this time against a mobile device manufacturer. Today’s announcement, with HTC…
Strategies for Avoiding Big Privacy "Don'ts" with Personal Data
On February 27, I will be speaking at the Strata Conference – Making Data Work, in Santa Clara, Calif. My presentation will outline best practices and learning lessons to describe how companies, no matter where they…
HHS Clarifies that ISPs are not Business Associates under HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a final rule to update its regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). In the final rule, HHS clarifies that data…
NAI Releases 2012 Compliance Report for Online Behavioral Advertising
On February 7, 2013, the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) released its 2012 Annual Compliance Report addressing member organizations’ adherence to the NAI Code . The NAI Code is one of the leading industry…
FTC Takes Action on Mobile App Privacy
On February 1, the FTC issued the staff report Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency, which provides a series of consumer privacy-focused recommendations for key stakeholders in the mobile…