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Congress and the states consider legislation on employer access to social media accounts

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USA
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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

FTC and Spokeo settle Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations

Venable LLP
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USA
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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

DAA launches a consumer education campaign

Venable LLP
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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

Federal Trade Commission issues closing letter on Hyundai blog campaign

Venable LLP
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USA
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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

Department of Justice clarifies position on internet gambling enforcement

Venable LLP
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USA
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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 announces settlement with Facebook

Venable LLP
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USA
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December 21 2011

On November 29, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Facebook over concerns about changes to Facebook’s privacy settings that publicly exposed users’ personal information as well as other privacy practices related to information sharing by Facebook apps and between Facebook and advertisers

House of Representatives passes update to Video Privacy Protection Act

Venable LLP
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USA
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December 21 2011

On December 6, 2011, the House of Representatives approved legislation (H.R. 2471) authored by Rep. Goodlatte that would amend the consumer consent provisions of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”

DAA announces comprehensive principles for online collection of web data

Venable LLP
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USA
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December 21 2011

In November 2011, the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) released the Principles for Multi-Site Data (“Principles”

“in-app” purchases draw congressional and regulatory attention

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USA
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March 25 2011

Representative Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") on February 8, 2011 regarding the privacy implications of mobile applications ("apps") and referencing an article published in the Washington Post on the same day about "in-app purchases" by children

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on targeting sites dedicated to stealing American intellectual property

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USA
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March 25 2011

On February 16, 2011, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary ("Committee") held a full Committee hearing focusing on websites dedicated to unlawfully infringing U.S. intellectual property (“IP”

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