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USA - March 1 2012
Beginning March 1, 2012, any non-governmental entity, wherever located, must amend existing agreements with third-party service providers that receive, store, maintain, process, or otherwise are permitted access to personal information (in both electronic and non-electronic format) to require such service providers to implement appropriate security measures for the personal information of Massachusetts residents consistent with the requirements of 201 CMR 17.00 (“Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth”), the regulations that implement the Massachusetts data security law.
USA - December 6 2011
On November 8, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with ScanScout, an online video ad network, that had been charged by the FTC with engaging in deceptive practices regarding ScanScout’s use of a type of tracking device called a “Flash” cookie.
USA - August 31 2011
In the FTC’s first case involving mobile apps, the FTC announced on August 15 that a mobile app developer has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle FTC charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC’s COPPA Rule (16 C.F.R.
