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The Real Takeaway from VIZIO’s Privacy FTC Settlement
It has been widely reported that VIZIO Inc., a large television manufacturer, settled a complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorney general of New Jersey for $2.2 million for alleged
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Shared Risks? The Top Six Issues Facing the Sharing Economy
The sharing economy—often called “collaborative consumption” or “the gig economy”—allows individuals to enter markets dominated by established companies by using technology to advertise or purchase goods or services. Websites like HomeAway and Airbnb allow
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FTC OKs Facial Recognition Consent Under COPPA Rule
By Ronald G. London and Bryan Thompson This past Nov. 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a new verifiable parental-consent method under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, which will allow
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California Beefs Up Encryption & Notice in Data Breach Law
By Christopher Avery and Bryan Thompson On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 964 and S.B. 570 into law, a pair of bills that amended the Golden State’s data breach notification
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The Right to be Forgotten or Not Exposed
By Elizabeth McNamara and Samuel M. Bayard The ubiquitous and permanent availability of damning information on the Internet has been the source of countless news articles. Stories in the press commonly relate cautionary
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Google Reading Your [Redacted]: A Front Row Seat at the High-Stakes Spying Case You’ve Never Heard of
By Thomas R. Burke and Jonathan L. Segal Back in February, in a San Jose courtroom, a bombshell was dropped that could have been erased from the public record. The revelation came in
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Supreme Court Solidifies Privacy Protections for Cellphone Data by Holding Warrantless Searches Incident to Arrest Unconstitutional
By Ronald G. London and Robert Corn-Revere In a consolidated decision in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie, the Court held that a warrantless search of a suspect’s cellphone data incident to arrest is
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European Union’s Highest Court Rules Google Must Remove Links Containing Personal Data
By Thomas R. Burke, Robert D. Balin, and Ambika K. Doran In a significant and concerning decision, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has endorsed the so-called “right to be forgotten” and ruled that,
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What’s in Your Privacy Policy?—Google’s Insufficient to Dismiss Class Action Claims
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FTC Announces COPPA Rule Changes to Catch Up With Social Networks, Smartphones, and Other Developments
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Hulu Privacy Litigation Marks First Application of Video Privacy Protection Act to Solely Streamed Video
By Bradley W. Guyton Internet video streaming site Hulu.com is subject to the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, according to a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the
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Supreme Court Invalidates Vermont Law Limiting Data Mining for Pharmaceutical “Detailing”
By Robert Corn-Revere and Ronald G. London The Supreme Court’s June 23, 2011 decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. upheld the important First Amendment principle that the government cannot restrict commercial speech on
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Bonds Juror Questionnaires to Be Made Public During Voir Dire; Juror Names to Be Withheld Until Trial End
By Duffy Carolan, Thomas R. Burke, Kelli Sager, Jeff Glasser The United States District Court, Northern District of California (J., Illston) issued a 10-page ruling on March 14, 2011, granting the public and press
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