On October 12, 2020, California’s Attorney General proposed a third set of modifications to California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations. These proposed modifications come nearly two months after the final regulations were approved and made effective by the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) on August 14, and less than a month before the California
Today, on October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General (“AG”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The AG also issued a notice of proposed rulemaking action and an initial statement of reasons elaborating on the purposes of the proposed regulations. The proposed regulations are intended to “establish procedures
This month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance for businesses operating websites and online services looking to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). COPPA addresses the collection of personal information from children under 13. Importantly, the determination of whether a business’s website is “directed to children under 13” (and thus subject
Target Corporation has reached an $18.5 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve the investigation into the retailer’s 2013 data breach, officials announced on May 23, 2017. The 2013 data breach incident triggered various state consumer protection and data breach laws when hackers accessed consumer data for over 110 million
In a recent opinion, the Second Circuit ruled against the United States government and in favor of protecting data stored overseas. In Microsoft v. United States, the Second Circuit held that the Stored Communications Act (SCA) does not authorize courts to issue warrants against internet service providers (ISPs) for the seizure of customer email
On November 11, 2016, Facebook announced to USA TODAY that it would no longer allow advertisers to exclude specific racial and ethnic groups when placing ads related to housing, credit or employment, according to a statement by Erin Egan, Facebook’s vice-president of U.S. public policy to USA Today. According to the news article, Facebook will also require advertisers to affirm that they will not place discriminatory ads on Facebook, and will plan to offer educational materials to help advertisers understand their obligations.
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