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Visa Updates Global Compromised Account Recovery Program

May 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On May 14, 2015, Visa announced several updates to its Global Compromised Account Recovery Program (“GCAR”), which helps card issuers recover costs and fraud losses after a data compromise.  These modifications appear to be designed to address changes in the payment environment and align GCAR recoveries more closely with the current estimated costs and risks […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Enforcement, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Security Breach

FTC Settles With Retail Tracking Firm Regarding Alleged Opt-out Misrepresentation

April 27, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On April 23, 2015, the FTC and Nomi Technologies, Inc. (“Nomi”) settled the FTC’s misrepresentation charges related to Nomi’s “Listen” service, a multiple sensor technology that allows retailers to measure consumers’ in-store movements. Nomi’s sensors track consumers as they browse physical stores. According to the complaint, “Nomi places sensors in its clients’ retail locations that detect […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Mobile Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation

White House Releases Report on Big Data and Differential Pricing

March 10, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The White House Council of Economic Advisors recently released a report titled “Big Data and Differential Pricing.” “Differential pricing” refers to the practice of charging different prices to different groups of people for the same (or similar) products or services. The White House report explores the uses of big data for differential pricing, including the […]

Filed Under: Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation Tagged With: The White House

23 Privacy Enforcement Authorities Issue a Joint Open Letter to App Marketplaces

December 11, 2014 By Maki DePalo

On December 9, 2014, a joint open letter (“Letter”) was issued to the operators of seven (7) app marketplaces, urging them to “make the basic commitment to require each app that can access or collect personal information, to provide users with timely access to the app’s privacy policy.” Although the Letter was sent to Apple, […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy Tagged With: European Union (EU), Mobile Technologies

CFPB’s Final Rule Allows Online Privacy Notice Posting In Certain Circumstances

December 8, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently published a final rule regarding annual privacy notices from financial institutions to their customers. The rule allows financial institutions that limit their consumer data-sharing and meet other requirements to post their annual privacy notices online rather than delivering them individually. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), financial institutions generally […]

Filed Under: Financial Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation

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