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The FTC Offers Framework for Facial Recognition Technology
On December 8, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sponsored a workshop in Washington, D.C. to discuss the privacy implications of facial recognition technology. The web cast is available here . Facial recognition…
Facebook Settlement with the FTC Includes Stringent Privacy Requirements
Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges alleging that the social network company engaged in deceptive practices that enabled third-party access to Facebook users’ private information,…
MMA Releases Proposed Privacy Guidelines
As we’ve noted in previous posts and a recent webinar, the way companies collect information through mobile apps has been the focus of several FTC actions, Congressional hearings, proposed legislation, and at least…
House Data Security Legislation Likely to Pass Next Year?
House Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade subcommittee chairman, Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), said yesterday that safe data legislation is her number one priority for the committee. She did acknowledge though that movement on…
Default Privacy Settings of Mobile App Draws FTC Scrutiny
On October 11, 2011, the FTC announced a settlement with Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer (“P2P”) file-sharing application (“app”) developer, and its Principal, over charges that the company publicly exposed its app…