Tag Archives: data processing

Clock Ticking, European Commission Launches GDPR Implementation Guidance Website

By Melinda L. McLellan and Aaron Lancaster on January 26, 2018 Posted in Enforcement, International Privacy Law

With only four months remaining until the EU General Data Protection Regulation takes effect on May 25, 2018, the European Commission has launched a new website offering guidance on requirements and implementation targeted at an array of stakeholders including Member State governments, businesses, data subjects, and other entities whose operations or data processing activities will … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Follows California in Finding Retailers Vulnerable to Suit for Collecting Zip Codes in Credit Card Transactions

By Michael Young on March 15, 2013 Posted in Payment Card Industry, State Legislation

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that zip codes “may well qualify” as personally identifiable information under the Massachusetts law controlling the treatment of PII in credit card transactions. The Massachusetts case echoes a 2011 ruling from the California Supreme Court which similarly held zip codes to be PII. Like the earlier California case, the … Continue Reading

FTC Proposes Updating COPPA Rules to Address Mobile Technologies and Current Digital Advertising Practices in Gathering and Using Information from Children Under 13

By Barry Cutler on August 6, 2012 Posted in Children’s Privacy, Online Privacy

The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was passed by Congress at the end of the last century to add protections when an internet site sought to collect “personally identifiable information” (“PII”) from children under 13. The Congress directed the Federal Trade Commission to issue Rules to implement the Act, which it did. Now the … Continue Reading

MMA Releases Mobile Application Privacy Policy

By Craig A. Hoffman on October 30, 2011 Posted in Behavioral Advertising, Information Security

On October 17, in furtherance of their continued support for self-regulation of online behavioral advertising, the Mobile Marketing Association released the MMA Mobile Application Privacy Policy for public comment. The policy is intended to spark self-regulation of privacy and data processing of mobile applications. The policy was created with the input of a committee of market … Continue Reading