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FTC final order prohibits Epic Marketplace from "history sniffing"

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 26 2013

The FTC recently approved a final order settling charges against Epic Marketplace, Inc. ("Epic"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epic Media Group, LLC

FTC launches investigation of children's mobile app compliance with COPPA; continues to study "comprehensive" data collection

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 12 2012

Monday, on a call with reporters to discuss the findings of its second survey of kids mobile device applications, attorneys with the Federal Trade Commission (1) called on industry app developers, app stores, and third party recipients of collected data to improve privacy disclosures; (2) said it is developing consumer education material in this area; and (3) announced it is launching an investigation into potential violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the Section 5 of the FTC Act

Video interview: discussing Facebook's updated data use policy with LXBN TV

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 30 2012

Following up on my post explaining that Facebook's updated Data Use Policy could lead to them sharing user data with ad agencies, I had the chance to speak with Colin O'Keefe of LXBN on the subject

Facebook opens door to giving your personal information to an affiliated ad agency

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 26 2012

Give Facebook credit for candor

Data breach class action against popular video game developer dismissed for failure to plead adequate damages

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 16 2012

In a ruling this past Wednesday, November 14th, a Federal Judge in the Western District of Washington dismissed a class action against video game developer Valve Corporation

OMG! Does your doctor's Facebook status violate HIPAA?

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 25 2012

Recently, the Federation of State Medical Boards (Federation) released its Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice (Guidelines

Courts preliminarily approve settlements in Netflix and Blockbuster Video Privacy and Protection Act class actions

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 9 2012

Two Federal District Courts recently approved settlements in two significant class actions brought under the Video Privacy and Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2710, et seq. (“VPPA”), which limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information about subscribers as well as the amount of time that video rental service providers can retain subscriber information

Twitter transparency report reveals a curious U.S. government

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 13 2012

On the same day that a New York court decision requiring Twitter to produce user information went public, the company released its first ever Transparency Report

Facebook implements California consumer privacy protections in rolling out its new app center

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 26 2012

As part of the strategic rollout of its new App Center, Facebook wrote a letter (the “Letter”) to California’s Attorney General Kamala D. Harris (“CA Attorney General”) agreeing to become a signatory to, and implement the privacy protections detailed under, the CA Attorney General’s Joint Statement of Principles (“Joint Statement”

Google takes action against MP3 conversion sites

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 22 2012

Google fired a warning shot across the world of Internet piracy by threatening legal action against conversion giant YouTube-MP3.org as well as Music-Clips.net and potentially other websites

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