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Federal legislation introduced regarding mobile application privacy

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

On May 9, 2013, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 (the "Apps Act"), a bill

FTC announces settlement with social networking app and issues staff report regarding mobile device privacy disclosures

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 5 2013

On February 1, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced an agreement with social network mobile application ("app") operator Path, Inc

President Obama issues new executive order on improving cybersecurity

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 18 2013

On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order for "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity" (the "Executive Order"). The

New HIPAA rule imposes data security and privacy obligations directly upon vendors and contractors of covered entities

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

On January 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published the Final Rule to the Health Insurance Portability and

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving fewer than 500 patients

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2013

On January 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") settled its first case involving the unauthorized disclosure of the

FTC amends COPPA Rule and previews future enforcement policies

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 8 2013

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") adopted the first amendments to the Rule promulgated under the Children's Online Privacy

California Attorney General brings privacy law enforcement action against Delta Air Lines over Fly Delta mobile application

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 7 2012

Long-known as an ardent protector of individual privacy rights, California brought its first legal enforcement action under state privacy laws on December 6, 2012, when state Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed suit against Delta Air Lines, Inc. for failure to display a privacy policy on its mobile application

Recent amendments to the New York Social Security Number Protection Law

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 10 2012

On August 14, 2012, the State of New York amended its Social Security Number Protection Law to further protect individuals' social security numbers from unauthorized disclosure

FTC provides guidance to mobile app developers for compliance with privacy regulations

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2012

On September 5, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published a nonbinding guide directed at mobile application ("mobile app") developers, to inform developers on how to best comply with truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles

A widening circuit split in the interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 13 2012

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) criminalizes unauthorized access to a private computer system and allows for individuals suffering harm from such conduct to bring private civil actions for relief