By Alan L. Friel, Daniel Goldberg and Maryanne Stanganelli on Posted in Behavioral Advertising
The Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program), which enforces the advertising industry’s self-regulatory system administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, has published the resolution of two formal inquiries into the privacy practices of The Hollywood Reporter (Hollywood) and Varick Media Management (Varick). According to the Accountability Program, both Hollywood and Varick violated … Continue Reading
The unintended capture of personal data by Google Street View has resulted in a German Data Commissioner imposing a $189,000 fine on Google this Monday. As anyone who has used Google Maps at the street view level knows, Google Street View is a valuable service that captures roads, landscapes, landmarks, buildings—and other activity that happens … Continue Reading
Poland’s Act amending its Telecommunications Law and Certain Other Laws of November 16, 2012, came into effect on March 22, 2013. The law relates specifically to telecommunications companies, and therefore other sectors such as service providers and third-party advertisers are not affected by the amendment. With respect to cookies, it implements the EU Cookie Directive … Continue Reading
Authored by: Elizabeth Stamoulis The FTC recently approved a final order settling charges against Epic Marketplace, Inc. (“Epic”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Epic Media Group, LLC. This action against Epic is another step in the FTC’s continuing efforts to limit the use of online tracking technologies, previously discussed on this blog here and here. In … Continue Reading
Co-authored by: Elizabeth Stamoulis On February 20th, after a period for public comment, the FTC approved a final order settling charges against Compete, Inc., a market research company that collects online data for the purpose of developing and selling reports about consumer behavior on the Internet. The action demonstrates the FTC’s continuing concern about online … Continue Reading
The much-anticipated Leveson Inquiry on the Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press (“Leveson Report” or “Report”) was released on November 29, 2012. The inquiry leading to the Report was initiated as a response to ongoing reports and allegations of systemic phone hacking by the English media. The 16-month inquiry by Lord Justice Brian Leveson … Continue Reading
EU Information Security Agency Recommends Clear and Broad Interpretation of Data Breach Requirements On August 27, 2012, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) issued a paper, “Cyber Incident Reporting in the EU,” which analyzes the current state of EU legislation covering data breaches. It observes that many breaches remain undetected and, even if … Continue Reading
On May 28, 2012, the French data protection regulator (CNIL) released new guidance on breach notification laws. The guidance regards a 2011 ordinance that recently came into force on April 1. Among other things, the ordinance amends existing French data protection law (Law on Information Technology and Liberties (78-17 of 1978)) to reflect the EU … Continue Reading
