Do you really need cookie consents to be incorporated into your mobile applications? New enforcement of the CCPA by California attorney general involving mobile game developer emphasizes the need to
Continue Reading California AG confirms cookie banners may be needed in mobile apps too.New CCPA Regs: Part 2: Consumer Requests
For the second installment of this series on the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regs, we are looking at consumer request processes.
One major eye opener: Tracker opt-outs must
Continue Reading New CCPA Regs: Part 2: Consumer RequestsNew CCPA Regs: Part 1: Dark Patterns
New California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regs are here, with comments open until June 2.
There are a lot of issues to address, and a lot of work for companies
Continue Reading New CCPA Regs: Part 1: Dark PatternsA Sale or Not a Sale? That is the CCPA Question
Tell me don’t sell me.
“As defined by the CCPA, a sale refers to the ‘selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or
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Digital Ad Alliance Offers Guidance on CCPA ‘Do Not Sell’ Opt Out Tool
The Digital Advertising Alliance has published guidance on the use of a tool for opt out requests under CCPA under its (voluntary) self-regulatory principles.
Takeaways:
- Both the entity that owns
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Italian Data Protection Authority Levies Warning Against Company Loyalty Program Promo
Italian Data protection Authority, Garante privacy, ordered a company that did not acquire granular consent for marketing from members of its loyalty programs to:
(i) stop processing personal data for
Online Privacy Regulation Comes Front and Center at FTC, and Will Quickly Fade
A standing room meeting organized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington on Monday, December 7th, highlighted a crucial divide in the discussion over the regulation of online privacy. The New York Times provides an excellent summary of the mainstream newsworthy aspects of the meeting.
While the take away may be that the FTC is taking a more serious look at online privacy and net neutrality, the reality is that any oversight is not going to happen anytime soon. Not anytime soon as in years, if ever. Policy making as the solution is not going to address any immediate concerns or problems.
What may be of more interest is the deep divide between the parties with a vested interest in the outcome of the discussion, namely, the consumer/consumer advocates and parties making money from information that may one day be regulated.
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World Privacy Forum Publishes Top Ten Opt Outs
The World Privacy Forum has published a list of their favorite opt out opportunities. Click here to review this very helpful list, some of which may be new to you.
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