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LabMD’s lack of data security measures resulted in the FTC Commission overturning an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) decision that previously dismissed charges against the company in November. LabMD performed laboratory medical testing for over 750,000 patients since 2001, before going out of business in 2014, partly due to fighting this case. The FTC brought the … Continue Reading
The Federal Communication Commission’s (the “FCC”) landmark decision last year to reclassify Internet service providers (“ISPs”) as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 implicates policy issues that extend well beyond net neutrality. Perhaps chief among them is the treatment of customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”) by broadband access providers. The … Continue Reading
FTC: LabMD Tests Positive for “Unfair” Security Practices
By Harris Hoffberg on Posted in FTC Enforcement, Medical Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy Law, Privacy Litigation
Privacy Advocates and ISPs Spar over Targeted Ads
By Harris Hoffberg on Posted in FCC, FTC Enforcement, Online Privacy
