The Real Reason The FTC Does Not Like The White House’s Consumer Privacy Bill
In January, President Obama announced that he would release a draft Consumer Privacy Bill intended to give consumers more control over how data about them is collected and used. The draft Bill was released on February 27, 2015, and already there
President’s Big Data and Privacy Working Group Interim Report Is Troubling
In January 2014, President Obama appointed John Podesta, Counselor to the President, to lead a review of big data and privacy. On February 5, 2015, the Big Data and Privacy Working Group issued an interim report detailing their progress. Unfortu
A Simple Lesson for Employers and Employees Courtesy of the Sony Data Breach
Many Sony executives are embarrassed, to say the least, by their e-mails, which have been made public as a result of their data breach. (http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/leaked-sony-emails-reveal-jokes-about-obama-and-race-1201376676/). I have p
The Inevitable Showdown to Control the Data from Your Fitness App
By now, most of us have heard about the health tracking capabilities of HealthKit, part of Apple’s latest iPhone operating system, iOS 8. HealthKit offers the ability of users to track and share personal health and medical data such as diet, e
The Other Wyndham Hotel Case
Most of us are aware of the litigation between the FTC and Wyndham Hotels arising out of the data breaches experienced by Wyndham between 2008 and 2010, resulting in hackers stealing the personal information of over 600,000 customers. In a less
FDA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON CYBER SECURITY FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
On October 2, 2014, the FDA issued Guidance identifying cyber security issues that manufacturers of medical devices should consider in the design and development of their medical devices, as well as in preparing pre-market submissions for the de
CALIFORNIA ADDS TO IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION LAW
Assembly Bill 1710 has strengthened California’s original security breach notification law, first passed in 2003. The Bill expands the applicability of the law to any company that merely maintains personal information of a California resident.
CALIFORNIA PASSES LAW FOR STUDENT DATA PROTECTION
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law Senate Bill 1177, the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA), restricting collection and marketing uses of K-12 student data. The Bill requires the operator of an internet
Yelp and TinyCo Settle FTC Charges of COPPA Violations
On September 17, 2014, the FTC announced the review site Yelp, Inc., and mobile app developer TinyCo, Inc., in separate enforcement actions agreed to settle charges that they each violated COPPA. Yelp agreed to pay a $450,000.00 penalty, and Tin
Doing Business in Singapore?
In the event you collect any personal data while doing business in Singapore, the Personal Data Protection Act in Singapore requires that as of July 2, 2014, organizations collecting and handling personal data in Singapore must have a Data Prote