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Congress and the states consider legislation on employer access to social media accounts
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- August 3 2012
Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation (S. 3074, H.R. 5684) that would amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to make it a federal crime, punishable by fines, for employers to knowingly and intentionally “compel or coerce” a person to authorize access (such as by providing a password) to a computer that is not the employer’s computer, for hiring, promotion or firing purposes, and thereby to obtain information from the computer
Senate Commerce ponders self-regulation
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- August 3 2012
Under the Chairmanship of Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV), the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (the “Committee”) continues to examine issues of data privacy and consumer protection
FTC and Spokeo settle Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations
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- August 3 2012
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settled allegations against consumer data provider Spokeo in what the agency described as its first case on the sale of Internet and social media data in the employment screening context
FTC requests further comment on its COPPA rule
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- August 3 2012
On August 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) in connection with its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”) review
State attorneys general to examine privacy
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- August 3 2012
In June, Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) and announced that his year-long presidential initiative will focus on “Privacy in the Digital Age.”
DAA launches a consumer education campaign
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- USA
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- February 21 2012
In January 2012, the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) launched an education campaign to inform consumers about interest-based advertising and how to take greater control of their online privacy
House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee identifies legislative priorities for 2012
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- February 21 2012
Rep. Bono Mack (R-CA), Chairman of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently identified her priorities for the Subcommittee for 2012
Department of Justice clarifies position on internet gambling enforcement
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- February 21 2012
The Office of Legal Counsel for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has released a memorandum opinion repudiating its long-standing position on the applicability of the Wire Act to certain forms of internet gambling
Federal Trade Commission issues closing letter on Hyundai blog campaign
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- February 21 2012
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) issued a closing letter on November 16, 2011, to Hyundai Motor America (“Hyundai”), ending its investigation into the company’s blogging campaign that was intended to build interest in advertisements scheduled to premiere during the Super Bowl
Cybersecurity legislation introduced in Senate
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- February 21 2012
On February 14, 2012, S. 2105, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, was introduced by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (Ind.-CT); Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME), Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), and Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA
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