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Default Privacy Settings of Mobile App Draws FTC Scrutiny
On October 11, 2011, the FTC announced a settlement with Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer (“P2P”) file-sharing application (“app”) developer, and its Principal, over charges that the company publicly exposed its app…
Privacy vs. Bankruptcy: Case Lesson on When Customer Data is Not for Sale
On September 21, 2011, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director David Vladeck sent a letter to the court appointed consumer privacy ombudsman in the Borders Group, Inc. (Borders) bankruptcy proceeding advising…
Data Security Legislation Gets Partisan
The previously bi-partisan approach to data security has fallen victim to the increasingly rigid and high pitched partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed three data…
House Hearing Looks at Lessons from EU Privacy Model, Burdens on U.S. Companies
On September 15, 2011, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing examining the European Union’s (EU’s) privacy and data collection regulations and their impact…
FTC Proposes Changes to Children's Privacy Rule
Late this week, the FTC issued its proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA Rule"). The proposed revisions are intended to maintain privacy protections for children who increasingly…