CommLaw Monitor
FCC Votes 3-2 to Initiate Sweeping Broadband Privacy Rulemaking Proceeding
On March 31, 2016 at its Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish privacy rules for broadband…
FCC Includes Privacy Item on Its March Open Meeting Agenda: What to Expect
It’s official: next Thursday, March 31, 2016, the FCC will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed framework for new privacy and data security rules for broadband Internet access service…
Verizon Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FCC “Supercookie” Investigation
On March 7, 2016, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced that it reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless to resolve an investigation into whether Verizon violated the Commission’s rules by inserting Unique…
FCC Enforcement Bureau Hires Privacy Advocate
In another example of the expanding enforcement focus of this Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently hired privacy and digital security expert Jonathan Mayer as the Chief Technologist in the…
Revival of Cookie Litigation Highlights Risks Associated with Mobile Tracking Technologies
On Nove mber 10, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived several privacy claims against Google pertaining to the Internet company’s practice of side-stepping “cookie blockers” on Microsoft’s…