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Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 15 2010

The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced last week that it is investigating Google, Inc., regarding the collection of data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks by its Street View vehicles

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • Italy, USA
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  • March 31 2010

A court in Italy has convicted three Google executives of charges that they violated Italian law by allowing a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied to be posted online

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 12 2010

A number of child advocacy groups have filled comments at the FTC in response to its request for comment on its Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rules

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 20 2011

On June 14, 2011, the FCC announced that the Universal Service contribution factor for the Third Quarter of 2011 is 14.4

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 17 2011

On January 7, 2011, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that is likely to have a significant impact on the regulation of online privacy

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 29 2010

On November 23, 2010, a coalition of consumer advocacy groups consisting of the Center for Digital Democracy, U.S. PIRG, Consumer Watchdog, and the World Privacy Forum filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission requesting an investigation and public accounting of how pharmaceutical and online health services gather and use consumer data

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • Germany, USA
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  • August 30 2010

As part of the draft of a law governing workplace privacy, Germany has proposed placing restrictions on employers who want to use Facebook and other social networking sites when making hiring decisions

Privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 21 2011

On February 10, 2011, the Supreme Court of California held that zip codes are "personal identification information," or "PII," for purposes of the Song-Beverly Act and, as a result, they may not be required as a condition to the acceptance of credit cards as part of a transaction

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 16 2011

This past week, Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tex., co-chairs of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released a discussion draft of online privacy legislation aimed at protecting children

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 26 2010

On July 22, 2010, the FTC testified before the Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Commerce Committee about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy and about legislative proposals to improve privacy protections