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Supreme Court Denies Cert in Leading Case on Internet Tracking and Analytics

October 10, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Supreme Court recently declined to review In re Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation—a consolidated class action alleging that Google and third-party advertisers evaded web browser privacy settings, causing cookies to be placed on plaintiffs’ computers. 806 F.3d 125 (3d Cir. 2015), cert. denied sub nom. Gourley v. Google, Inc., 84 U.S.L.W. 3531 […]

Filed Under: Online Privacy, Privacy Litigation

FTC Issues Warning Letters to 28 Companies Claiming Participation in the APEC CBPR System

July 16, 2016 By Maki DePalo

On July 14, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had issued warning letters to 28 companies regarding their claim of participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross Border Privacy Rule (APEC CBPR) system.  The APEC CBPR system is a voluntary, enforceable mechanism that certifies a company’s compliance with the principles in […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy

Art. 29 Working Party Issues Formal Opinion Opposing Privacy Shield

April 14, 2016 By Daniel Felz

Several hours after holding a closely-watched press conference we reported on yesterday, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) released its highly anticipated formal opinion on the adequacy of Privacy Shield. Background The European Commission has put forth a draft “adequacy decision” in which it declares that on the basis of Privacy Shield, the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, International, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy, Regulation

Art. 29 Working Party Announces it Will Not Support Privacy Shield at Press Conference

April 13, 2016 By Daniel Felz

Early this afternoon, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) held a press conference at which it presented its forthcoming opinion on the adequacy of the US-EU Privacy Shield. As background, the European Commission has put forth a draft “adequacy decision” in which it declares that on the basis of Privacy Shield, the United […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, International, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation

EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable

April 7, 2016 By Daniel Felz

Yesterday evening, the Council of Ministers issued a new consolidated version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  This is the first “clean” version of the GDPR that (a) incorporates all revisions agreed upon from the time of the Commission’s original 2012 proposal to the December 2015 trilogue compromise text; and (b) numbers individual provisions […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Legislation, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy, Regulation Tagged With: GDPR

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