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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

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.…

Mobile Marketers Face Challenges When Making Disclosures

In an article published today in Mobile Marketer (@MobileMktrDaily), I was asked about the top legal challenges that mobile marketers face. The first on my list was the challenge of making effective disclosures in the…

FCC Announces June 28, 2011 Location Based Service (LBS) Forum

Last week the FCC announced plans to hold a June 28, 2011 public education forum on consumer and privacy issues implicated by mobile Location Based Services (LBS) tracking. The FCC seeks input from consumers, industry,…

Senator Leahy Introduces Bill to Update Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Last week, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced a bill to update the 25-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), by seeking enhanced privacy protections during government searches of electronic…