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New Rhode Island Law Prohibits Businesses from Requesting Social Security Number Information
Last week, Rhode Island enacted a new law that prohibits businesses from requesting any part of a customer’s social security number during a sales transaction. Section 6-13-17 of the Rhode Island Consumer Empowerment…
Flood of Geolocational Privacy Legislation Introduced in June
June has seen a flood of activity on Capitol Hill seeking to protect consumer geolocational privacy. Within a few days of one another, three bills were introduced that, if enacted, would require consumer consent before…
Privacy Point-of-Sale Alert: Massachusetts Class Action Argues that Zip Codes Are PII
Last month, a class action lawsuit was filed against Michael Stores, Inc., accusing the arts and crafts retailer of violating a Massachusetts consumer protection statute when it collects and records zip codes during…
Sony and Epsilon on the 'Hot Seat': House Commerce Subcommittee Investigates 'Historic' Data Breaches
On June 2, 2011, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing examining threats posed to data security and the much publicized data breaches at Sony and Epsilon. The…
4 Legal Considerations for Building a Mobile App
Kelley Drye partner Alysa Hutnik's article, “ 4 Legal Considerations for Building a Mobile App,” was recently featured on Mashable.com, a top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.…