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FTC Publishes Internet of Things Report
Last week, the FTC issued its long-awaited report entitled The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World . The report includes recommended privacy and security best practices for companies that…
Potential New Online Privacy and Data Security Regulation in IN
The Indiana attorney general proposed legislation last Monday to impose strict requirements for the storage of sensitive data, reduce harm to consumers in the case of a data breach, and increase transparency of online…
Privacy Groups Ask FTC to Investigate Contest Sponsor for Alleged COPPA Violations
Last week, ten privacy groups requested that the FTC open an investigation into a Topps Co. online contest, which they allege violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Specifically, the groups…
BBB Accountability Program Warns Native Advertisers
Earlier this week, the BBB’s Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program announced its first compliance warning concerning the use of interest-based advertising in native advertising. “Native advertising”…
The Year of the Breach: California Attorney General Releases 2013 Data Breach Report
On Tuesday, the California Attorney General released the second annual data breach report, summarizing the 167 data breaches reported to the Attorney General’s office in 2013, and providing privacy and security…