On May 7, 2020, the New York Attorney General announced she will not sue Zoom after it agreed to adopt enhanced data security and privacy measures to protect the data of its 300 million plus users. As COVID-19 social distancing policies radically change the way individuals and industries communicate, Zoom saw a reported 3,000 percent
Marketers Face Challenges in Complying With Privacy Laws
Marketers will need to show that they are compliant with data privacy laws.
What’s clear from all this new regulation is that:
- “Consumers are now more aware of their data and that it is valuable.”
- “Personalization as we have come to know it, is dead. The Holy Grail of marketing – the ability to target
Following Circuit Court Ruling, FTC Revamps Data Security Enforcement Orders
Following an 11th Circuit Court decision that struck down a 2018 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order as “unenforceably vague,” the FTC has “instructed staff to closely review [their] orders to determine whether they could be strengthened and improved – particularly in the areas of privacy and data security.” Recent enforcement orders show the FTC
‘Online Privacy Act’ Would Create New Federal Enforcement Agency
Democratic U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren have announced the Online Privacy Act, a proposal that would create a federal enforcement agency to protect privacy rights.
“The bill proposes the creation of the Digital Privacy Agency (DPA) that would have the power to enforce privacy rights for users and make sure companies follow the
New Zealand Privacy Commissioner: Companies Need To Be Fully Transparent About Data Processing
Click to accept – not always good enough, says the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.
Companies need to be fully transparent about their data processing practices and take steps to ensure that this is conveyed to the individuals.
In the case of a “clicked consent,” the Commissioner will also check:
- Why the company believes that click
Compliance With Brazil’s New Privacy Law Will Be Ongoing Process
“To be compliant with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) is a temporary status, which should be maintained on a day-to-day basis. In other words, there is no final line in the LGPD compliance program, since new projects and business plans should always be evaluated according to the new data protection rules and principles.”
FTC Reaches Consent Order With Sole Proprietor Over Failure to Protect Personal Information
The FTC has entered into a consent order with a sole proprietor for a failure to implement reasonable protections of personal information.
At issue were the following statements, which the FTC held to be deceptive/misleading:
- “[We] utilize the latest security and encryption techniques to ensure the security of your account information.”
- “We understand clearly that
France: ‘C’ Is for Cookie, but Also for ‘Consent’
Cookies in the spotlight in France:
Actual consent – in.
Continued browsing – out.
The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, repealed its 2013 guidelines on cookies consent and announced upcoming cookies guidance will be published later this month (July). Per the new guidance, continued browsing of a website will not suffice to indicate consent to
Gizmodo on What the Hong Kong Protests Say About the Future of Privacy
“The loss of privacy often seems like no big deal, a small price to pay for the convenience of the digital world. This is an all-too-common misunderstanding that can have grave consequences, as privacy invasions are often invisible, harms frequently only happen in the future, and they always affect some people more than others.”
“In
Is It Really Possible to De-identify High Dimensional Data?
“Whenever we make a call, go to work, search the web, pay with our credit card, we generate data. While de-identification might have worked in the past, it doesn’t really scale to the type of large-scale datasets being collected today.”
It turns out that ” four random points (i.e. time and location where a person