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Telecom privacy news

Arent Fox LLP
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Germany, USA
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May 24 2010

Authorities in both the United States and Germany are poised to begin inquiries into Google's collection of Wi-Fi data by its Street View cars, which were deployed to take street-level photos and collect basic Wi-Fi information, such as the SSIDs and MAC addresses of WiFi routers

Telecom privacy news

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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March 15 2010

At an event hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation in Washington, DC on March 11, 2010, Omnibus Broadband Initiative Executive Director Blair Levin discussed the improvements that could be accomplished if personal data could be shared online

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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August 2 2010

On July 27, 2010, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz testified before the US Senate Commerce Committee about the agency's efforts to protect consumer privacy

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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June 7 2010

The FTC again has pushed back its enforcement deadline for the Red Flag Rules

Telecom privacy news

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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April 5 2010

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr (D-Mich), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, and Robert “Bobby” Scott (D.-Va.), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, jointly announced their intent to spearhead reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA

Telecom privacy news

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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October 25 2010

The US Supreme Court accepted, at the urging of the Obama Administration, a case involving AT&T's fight to keep secret the information gathered by the FCC during an E-Rate investigation

Telecom privacy news

Arent Fox LLP
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USA
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June 14 2010

In response to a discussion draft of a new privacy bill drafted by Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Ranking Member Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., of the House Communications Subcommittee, ten privacy and consumer groups called for stronger measures to protect consumer privacy both online and off