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FTC Sends “Friendly” Reminders to Numerous Businesses About Looming COPPA...
The FTC recently announced that more than 90 businesses located in the U.S. and abroad, including mobile applications, were sent “educational” letters reminding them of the looming July 1, 2013...
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What the Newest DAA “Compliance Warning” and its Enforcement Means for Your...
As we reported last month on this blog, as of January 1st, 2014 websites that permit the collection of third party data through ads and other means may begin receiving enforcement letters from the...
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Class Certification Denied in Hulu VPPA Case
On Wednesday, June 17, United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler denied without prejudice plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in the In re Hulu Privacy Litigation matter, a putative class...
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Federal Court Rejects VPPA Claim Based on Disclosure of IP Addresses and...
In an important decision that has the potential to stem the tide of Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) lawsuits, a federal judge in the District of New Jersey dismissed on the pleadings a VPPA claim...
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Targeting Ads with Health and Medical Data: What Online Platforms Need to Know
You may have noticed more online ads lately related to health and medical conditions—perhaps conditions that you have, or that someone in your household has. Increasingly, online ad platforms have...
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Safe Harbor for Ad Tech Companies: A Practical Guide
“What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” If you’ve ever had to rely on that time-honored principle, you might understand the thinking behind the EU cross-border data transfer restrictions that can stop...
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CASL “Computer Program” Provisions: Guidance From The CRTC
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released guidance on Section 8 of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which will go into effect on January 15, 2015. CASL has...
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VPPA Claim Against Viacom Dismissed With Prejudice
Yesterday, Judge Stanley Chesler of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed once and for all a Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) claim against Viacom based on its...
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“Cookies Sweep” Shows EU Regulators are Serious about E-Privacy Directive...
Earlier this month, the EU Working Party 29 published the results of a sweep conducted by 8 EU data protection authorities regarding the cookie use practices of approximately 500 sites. The 2011 EU...
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What Privacy and Marketing Counsel Need to Know About Data Onboarding
Data “onboarding”—also called “CRM retargeting,” “CRM onboarding,” or just “audience targeting”—is a relatively new way for marketers to reach highly particularized audiences online. It differs from...
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