Companies that have amassed databases of consumers’ landline and mobile numbers for telemarketing purposes are left in a quandary as to whether they must obtain additional consent from consumers to comply with the new Telephone Consumer … [Read more] about Prior Express Written Consent Now Required for Sending Marketing Messages via Robocall or Text Message; Questions Remain Regarding Pre-Existing Databases and Purely Informational Messages
A+B Privacy Litigation Partner Dominique Shelton Quoted by BNA Bloomberg “Privacy Law Watch”
Several comments made by Dominique Shelton, a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, as part of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy in Bellevue, Washington, were included in a BNA … [Read more] about A+B Privacy Litigation Partner Dominique Shelton Quoted by BNA Bloomberg “Privacy Law Watch”
California Privacy Ballot Initiative Moves Forward: Act Would Amend California Constitution to Set Standards for Collection and Protection of Personally Identifying Information, including Financial and/or Health Information
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has allowed signature collection to commence for a ballot initiative, named the Personal Privacy Protection Act, that could drastically alter the California privacy regime. The initiative, led by former state … [Read more] about California Privacy Ballot Initiative Moves Forward: Act Would Amend California Constitution to Set Standards for Collection and Protection of Personally Identifying Information, including Financial and/or Health Information
California District Court Allows ECPA Claims to Proceed
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has denied Google’s motion to dismiss the ECPA claims asserted against it in In re Google Inc. Gmail Litigation, No. 13-MD-02430 2013 WL 5423918 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 26, 2013). … [Read more] about California District Court Allows ECPA Claims to Proceed
Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law A.B. 370, “Do Not Track Disclosure Law”
On September 27, 2013, California Governor Brown signed into law A.B. 370, amending the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA) to require two new privacy policy disclosures for websites and online services regarding behavioral tracking. … [Read more] about Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law A.B. 370, “Do Not Track Disclosure Law”