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Senate Commerce ponders self-regulation

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

State attorneys general to examine privacy

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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.”

FTC requests further comment on its COPPA rule

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

FTC and Spokeo settle Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

A short history of the FTC’s “In short: advertising and privacy disclosures in a digital world” workshop

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 1 2012

Yesterday, the FTC convened a day-long public workshop to discuss updating its “Dot Com Disclosures” guidance on presenting online advertising disclosures

Congress passes the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2011

In a move to combat allegedly deceptive online sales tactics that result in recurring charges for consumers for membership clubs until cancelled by consumers, Congress passed the "Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act."

Department of Commerce issues green paper concerning commercial data privacy

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 24 2011

The Internet Policy Task Force ("Task Force") of the Department of Commerce ("DOC") issued its green paper on commercial data privacy, entitled "Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework" on December 16, 2010

Federal Trade Commission Report on Privacy

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 7 2010

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") issued its much anticipated privacy report on December 1, 2010

Federal Trade Commission privacy report expected in November

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 19 2010

The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") is expected to release a report recommending new privacy principles for online and offline data collection and use for marketing and advertising purposes

The House continues focus on internet privacy practices

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 19 2010

Two of the leading privacy advocates in Congress and co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Privacy, Representatives Edward Markey (DMA) and Joe Barton (R-TX), sent a letter to Facebook on October 18, 2010 to inquire into a recently reported data breach of the company's social media platform

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