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German court rejects DPA’s appeal, finds Irish law applicable to Facebook in Germany

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany, Ireland
  • -
  • April 24 2013

On April 22, 2013, the higher Administrative Court of Schleswig issued two decisions rejecting an appeal by the data protection authority of

SEC clarifies use of social media under Regulation FD

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2013

Adopted in 2000, Regulation FD generally prohibits public companies and personnel acting on their behalf from selectively disclosing material

ICO opens public consultation on proposed Code of Practice for the UK press

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 12 2013

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has opened a public consultation on a proposed Code of Practice for the press (the "Consultation"). Pursuant

Congress approves VPPA consent requirement changes

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2012

On December 18, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6671, a bill that would amend the Video Privacy Protection Act ("VPPA") consent

FTC announces updated COPPA rule

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2012

On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced the adoption of its long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “Rule”

FTC releases follow-up “Mobile Apps for Kids” report

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 10 2012

On December 10, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued a new report, Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade, which follows up on the FTC’s February 2012 report, Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures are Disappointing

German DPAs publish guidelines on the use of personal data for advertising

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • December 10 2012

On November 23, 2012, a German data protection working group on advertising and address trading published guidelines (in German) on the collection, processing and use of personal data for advertising purposes (the “Guidelines”

FTC settles charges of “history sniffing”

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

On December 5, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the online advertising company Epic Marketplace, Inc. (“Epic”) agreed to settle charges that it engaged in “history sniffing” to secretly and illegally collect information about consumers’ interest in sensitive medical and financial issues

Saving face over Facebook and other social media: ownership of social media accounts used to promote business

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

The growth of social media as a low-cost, widely-accessible form of communication has made it an ideal tool for businesses large and small to market themselves and reach out en mass to consumers in a manner more direct, personal, and in many ways effective than traditional media

New UK online behavioral advertising code released

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 4 2012

On November 21, 2012, the UK Committee of Advertising Practice released new rules on online behavioral advertising

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