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ePrivacy Regulation Trilogue Negotiations Pushed back to Fall 2018; Final ePrivacy Regulation may not be in Place until 2020

January 11, 2018 By Daniel Felz

About this time last January, the European Parliament released its proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation.  The intent of the ePrivacy Regulation is to replace the current ePrivacy regime – which consists of an ePrivacy Directive and a patchwork of local implementing legislation – with a uniform set of directly-applicable EU-wide rules.  Since the Parliament […]

Filed Under: Behavioral Advertising, Data Protection, ePrivacy, International, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, Mobile Technologies, Social Media, Tracking

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

Peter Swire and Dominique Shelton Speaking at IAPP 2015 Privacy. Security. Risk. Conference

September 25, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Peter Swire and Dominique Shelton will be featured speakers at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) 2015 Privacy. Security. Risk. Conference, hosted by the IAPP Privacy Academy and CSA Congress. The conference will be held in Las Vegas on September 28-October 1, 2015. Leading innovators and practitioners in the field will be covering various topics relating […]

Filed Under: Events, Health Privacy, Mobile Privacy Tagged With: HIPAA, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Mobile Technologies

European Data Protection Supervisor Releases Opinion on Mobile Health

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

The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), Giovanni Buttarelli, has published an opinion on Mobile Health (“mHealth”); a rapidly evolving sector that stems from the convergence of healthcare and information communication technology.  mHealth includes mobile applications designed to provide health-related services through smart devices by processing personal information about an individual’s health, well-being, and lifestyle. The […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Big Data, European Union (EU), Health Information Security, Mobile Technologies

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