By Melkorka Licea. New York Post (November 11, 2019, 6:53 PM EDT) — Is fitness tech counting steps — or overstepping? Last week, Twitter users flew into a panic after learning that Google is acquiring Fitbit, the trendy fitness-tracking watch, for $2.1 billion. The freakout centered on user data — specifically, Fitbit users’ concerns that their […]
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On July 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) handed Facebook a $5 billion penalty for continuously misrepresenting to its users how it was sharing their personal data. The $5 billion penalty is the largest civil penalty imposed for a data privacy violation and puts companies on notice that the FTC is serious about how
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July 8, 2019 Similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) grants consumers the right to submit an information request to (and obtain certain information from) businesses with respect to how those businesses collect, store, process, use and share the subject consumers’ personal information. Under the statute, in
June 28, 2019 Earlier this month, the New York State Legislature passed a sweeping data protection law entitled, Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Act (S.6933-B) (“SHIELD Act”). If the bill is signed into law by Governor Cuomo, the SHIELD Act will provide residents of New York with greater data and privacy law protections and
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June 19, 2018 Two weeks ago, Apple Inc. (“Apple”) attempted to quietly change its app data collection rules in its App Store to restrict how app developers use, transmit, share, and even sell iPhone owners’ personal information. In a regulatory and societal climate of increased concerns over the privacy and security of personal data, Apple
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December 5, 2016 On November 30, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with Jason A. Kotzker, the purported owner and member of two separate data broker companies: Sequoia One, LLC and Gen X Marketing Group, LLC. Kotzker was the final defendant to settle an action commenced by the FTC last August. According
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As many of our readers already know, California’s new data privacy law went into effect earlier this month on January 1, 2014. The law places strict requirements on operators of websites and other online services that collect certain information about California residents. In addition to addressing other aspects of collecting personally identifiable information (“PII”) from
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