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Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 31 2011

Google declared January 28, 2011 to be Data Privacy Day, celebrating with a panel discussion at its Washington, DC headquarters chaired by Kim Hart of Politico

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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
  • -
  • January 3 2011

On December 21, 2010, Gallup and USA Today released a new poll indicating that nearly 67 of U.S. Internet users would welcome a “Do-Not-Track” mechanism to limit the ability of advertisers to track their movements online

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2010

On December 7, 2010, the FTC released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comment on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2010

On December 1, 2010, the FTC released its much-anticipated staff report on online privacy which proposes a broad framework for regulating the commercial use of information gathered from consumers' online activities

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 29 2010

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office recently announced that Google, Inc. has committed to improving its handling of data and taking measures to prevent the further invasion of citizen’s privacy, such as with the collection of unsecured WiFi data by Google’s StreetView vehicles

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 15 2010

Both the FTC and the US Department of Commerce are preparing to release separate, independent reports on online privacy issues

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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  • USA
  • -
  • November 8 2010

Facebook has reported its discovery that a data broker has been paying application developers to identify user information, and the company has placed some developers on a six-month suspension from its site because of the practice