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

S.D.N.Y: Plaintiffs Asserting Claims Based on Risk of Identity Theft Lack Standing

The Southern District of New York, recently, in Hammond v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., No. 08-6060, 2010 WL 2643307 (S.D.N.Y. June 25, 2010) joined other courts from around the country in holding that…

Scrutiny on Payment Card Data Pass

On April 27, Visa announced a new rule to expressly restrict online marketers from sharing cardholder information to other companies without the consumer’s knowledge or active consent – a practice referred to as “data…

Representative Boucher Introduces Privacy Legislation

On May 4, 2010, Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), the House Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman, and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee,…

Another Missive from the Data Breach Front: Remote Risk of Identity Theft Does Not Confer Standing in Allison v. Aetna

Allison v. Aetna, Inc., a recent opinion out of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, adds to the burgeoning area of law that holds when a plaintiff fails to allege an actual injury resulting from a data breach, but…

FTC Plans for Internet Privacy Framework

This post was written by Alysa Z. Hutnik . On Tuesday, April 26, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it intends to develop Internet privacy guidelines. The guidelines will examine social…