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InMobi to Pay $950,000 to Settle FTC Charges that it Secretly Tracked Phone Users

June 30, 2016 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that InMobi, a Singapore-based mobile advertising company whose products are used by many Android and iOS app makers to deliver advertisements to consumers, will pay $950,000 in civil penalties and implement a comprehensive privacy program to settle FTC charges for deceptively tracking the locations of hundreds of millions of […]

Filed Under: Children's Privacy, Mobile Privacy Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Marketing, Mobile Technologies, Tracking

Peter Swire Quoted In International Business Times on “Peeple” App Privacy Concerns

October 9, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Peter Swire, senior counsel in Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Group and Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business professor was quoted in International Business Times regarding privacy compliance concerns for the soon-to-be rating app “Peeple.” The app, nicknamed “Yelp for Humans” by the media, will allegedly allow users to review other people […]

Filed Under: Children's Privacy, Data Protection, Enforcement, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Mobile Technologies, Regulatory Enforcement

FTC Settles with TRUSTe Inc. Over Deception Claims

November 18, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and TRUSTe Inc. entered into a settlement agreement Monday over the FTC’s allegations that the internet privacy certifier deceived consumers about its privacy seal recertification program and allowed its customers to falsely advertise it as a nonprofit entity. Under the settlement, TRUSTe will pay a $200,000 fine and stop making […]

Filed Under: Online Privacy, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Regulatory Enforcement, Safe Harbor

FTC seeks public comment on AgeCheq Inc.’s application for approval of proposed verifiable parental consent method

September 1, 2014 By Megan Orme

On August 25, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Federal Register notice to be published, announcing the FTC’s request for public comment on a proposed verifiable parental consent method. The method has been submitted for approval by AgeCheq, Inc. under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Rule”). The Rule requires […]

Filed Under: Children's Privacy, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation Tagged With: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

FTC approves iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor Oversight Program

August 7, 2014 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Federal Trade Commission today announced its approval of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (“iKeepSafe”) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) safe harbor oversight program. iKeepSafe’s program is the seventh COPPA safe harbor program approved by the FTC. In its letter to iKeepSafe approving the program, the FTC stated that iKeepSafe’s program met the FTC guidelines […]

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

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