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Fallout from Target’s 2013 Data Breach includes an $18 Million Multistate AG Settlement
Target Corporation agreed to an $18.5 million settlement with 46 State Attorneys General and the Attorney General of the District of Columbia this week, resolving allegations that the company failed to provide…
One Employee in Europe Could Trigger New EU Data Protection Obligations
An Update on the New EU General Data Protection Regulation On 16 April 2016, the EU adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) which largely rewrites and harmonizes the European legal framework of data…
“Geofencing” and Health-Related Targeted Advertising: Massachusetts AG Has Something to Say
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Attorney General announced that her office had reached a settlement with a digital advertising company, Copley Advertising, Inc. (Copley), prohibiting the company from using mobile…
Privacy Certification Program Settles COPPA Violations with NYAG
Last week, True Ultimate Standards Everywhere, Inc. (“TRUSTe”) agreed to pay the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) a $100,000 penalty, and beef up privacy measures, to settle alleged violations of the Children’s…
NY AG Enters Mobile Health App Enforcement Arena with Settlements Targeting Health Claims and Privacy Practices
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced settlements with three mobile health app developers resolving allegations that they made deceptive advertisements and had irresponsible privacy practices.…