The FTC released its final report titled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Business and Policymakers” which sets forth principles that companies are recommended to follow with respect to their privacy practices.
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Mobile Marketing Association Releases Final Version of Mobile Application Privacy Policy Framework
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The Mobile Marketing Association recently unveiled the final version of the Mobile Application Privacy Policy Framework to assist application developers in drafting their mobile application privacy policies.
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Filers Beware! Court of Appeal Rejects CNIL-approved Whistleblowing System
By Cecile Martin on
In a decision dated September 23, 2011, the Court of Appeal of Caen suspended the implementation of a whistleblowing system that had been previously authorized by the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) because, in the court’s view, the system infringed on the individual and collective rights and liberties of the company’s employees.
French Data Protection Agency Issues Guidelines to Help Companies Strengthen the Security of their Data Processing
By Cecile Martin on
To assist companies to comply with European data protection laws, in particular those implemented in France, the French Data Protection Agency (known as “CNIL”) recently issued a set of guidelines organized by topic which provide elementary precautions to be taken by data controllers in several subject areas, including what types of conduct are prohibited as well as the CNIL’s recommendations in these areas.
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Massachusetts Data Security Regulations: Your Company May Not Be Located There, But If Your Customers Are, You Need to Comply
By Natalie Newman on
As we’ve discussed in prior posts, newly effective regulations promulgated under Massachusetts’ recent data security law, Mass. Gen. Law ch. 93H, have raised the bar for data security compliance, and they have a long reach. The regulations are national and international in scope, as they apply to all companies –…
UK Data Protection Authority Publishes Draft Guidelines for Implementing Privacy Policies
By Cecile Martin on
The UK Information Commissioner Office ("ICO", the UK data privacy agency) has recently issued an informative code of practice to assist companies collecting personal data so that they can better draft clear privacy notices to data subjects about how the company intends to use personal data, and especially…
MA Delays Implementation of Information Protection Standards
By Proskauer Rose on
Businesses holding personal information of Massachusetts residents have at least one thing to be thankful for this holiday season. As reported here, Massachusetts earlier this year established strict standards for protection of personal information about Massachusetts residents. Those standards include encryption of electronic data when stored or transmitted and…
Proskauer’s Tanya Forsheit Gives Web Exclusive Interview on Pending Data Breach Legislation
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