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UK Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018

The Regulations, laid before Parliament on 20 February 2018 and still in draft form, set out the circumstances in which data controllers are required to pay a charge and provide information to [...]

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FTC Releases Annual Summary of Complaints Reported by Consumers – Top Three Categories Debt Collection, ID Theft, and Imposter Scams

The FTC produces the Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book annually using reports received by the Consumer Sentinel Network. These include reports made directly by consumers to the FTC, as well as [...]

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U.S. v. Microsoft Decision Could Create Ripples Across the Atlantic

The GDPR made a recent appearance in U.S. Supreme Court arguments in connection with the United States v. Microsoft litigation. The case raised the issue of whether the United States may issue a [...]

PayPal Settles FTC Charges that Venmo Failed to Disclose Information to Consumers About the Ability to Transfer Funds and Privacy Settings; Violated Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that the company told users of its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service that money credited to their Venmo [...]

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Michigan Legislature Eliminates Fees for Credit Freeze and Releases

The Michigan House and Senate passed legislation amending the Security Freeze Act to prohibit a consumer reporting agency from charging a fee for placing, temporarily lifting, or removing a [...]

FTC Recommends Ways to Improve Mobile Device Security Practices

The Federal Trade Commission released a report in late February titled Mobile Security Updates: Understanding the Issues which analyzes the process by which mobile devices sold in the U.S. [...]

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Committee Report Recommends Changes to PIPEDA

The committee report provides an overview of PIPEDA, addresses each area of focus proposed by the Commissioner and makes recommendations to the Government of Canada. The proposed four areas of [...]

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Singapore joins APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules and Privacy Recognition for Processors Systems

Singapore has become the sixth APEC economy to participate in the Cross-Border Privacy Rules System alongside USA, Mexico, Canada, Japan and the Republic of Korea, and the second APEC economy to [...]

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Who Decides What Happens To Your On-Line Content When You Die?

Oath Holdings, Inc. (formerly “Yahoo”) filed a petition with the U. S. Supreme Court regarding a decision regarding disclosure of emails of a deceased person. The case Oath Holdings, [...]