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'Big Three' Weigh in on Online Privacy: FTC, FCC and NTIA Testify at Privacy Hearing
On July 14, 2011, a joint House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing focused on online privacy policy and perspectives of the ‘big three’ federal agencies with potential jurisdiction over online privacy – the…
Data Security and Data Breach Notification Bills Circulating in Congress
In early June, a slew of new bills began circulating in Congress that, if enacted, would impose uniform national data security and data breach notification requirements on entities that collect sensitive personal…
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…