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FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with GoDaddy Incorporating Prescriptive Cybersecurity Requirements

January 21, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Lance Taubin and Carson Kuck

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with GoDaddy Inc. (GoDaddy) for making false or misleading representations about their security practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. GoDaddy, a website hosting company, serves approximately 5 million customers. In the complaint, the FTC indicated that although GoDaddy […]

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FTC Finalizes COPPA Rule Amendments

January 17, 2025 By Maki DePalo and Hyun Jai Oh

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 5-0 to approve the finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would offer additional privacy safeguards for children under the age of thirteen. The amened COPPA Rule will require operators to obtain separate verifiable parental consent before disclosing personal information […]

Filed Under: Children's Privacy, Data Protection, FTC, Online Privacy, Privacy, Regulation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Data Protection, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Privacy

Chile Passes New Data Protection Law

December 3, 2024 By Alice Portnoy

On 14 November, and after many years of negotiations, Chile adopted a new Data Protection Act (la Ley que regula la protección y el tratamiento de los datos personales y crea la Agencia de protección de datos personales). This new Data Protection Act (DPA) aims to provide Chile with an updated regulatory framework for the […]

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Combatting the New Insider Threat: North Korean IT Workers Posing as Remote Employees

November 6, 2024 By Kim Peretti and Zain Haq

The New York Department of Financial Services issued a cybersecurity advisory on November 1, 2024, regarding a growing threat posed by North Korean operatives seeking remote IT roles at U.S. companies. These operatives secure jobs at prominent companies, generate revenue for the regime, and have the potential to expose sensitive corporate data. These highly sophisticated […]

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California Joins the Neural Data Bandwagon

September 12, 2024 By Sara Pullen Guercio

On August 31, the California assembly passed SB1223, which amends the CCPA/CPRA to include “neural data” as a type of sensitive data.  SB1223, which is likely to become law, defines “neural data” as “information that is generated by measuring the activity of a consumer’s central or peripheral nervous system, and that is not inferred from […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, CCPA, CPRA, Health Privacy, Neuroprivacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Uncategorized

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