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Rep. Rush Introduces Privacy Bill to Regulate Collection and Use of Personal Information
On July 19, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, introduced a privacy bill that would codify certain fair information principles into law for certain “covered entities” that collect, maintain, use, and transfer to third parties any “covered information” (consisting of personally identifiable information as well as any “unique identifier,” including IP addresses).
Regulations Imposing New Obligations on Entities Furnishing Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies Go into Effect on July 1
On July 1, 2010, final regulations will go into effect that impose new obligations on entities that furnish information about individuals (“data furnishers”) to consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”) for use in reports about those individuals. These regulations require data furnishers to institute reasonable policies and procedures that (1) ensure the accuracy and integrity of furnished information and (2) allow individuals to formally dispute the correctness of certain information that is furnished about them to CRAs directly with the data furnisher.
Reps. Boucher and Stearns Release Long-Awaited Advertising Privacy Bill
On May 4, Representatives Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fl.) of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet published a discussion draft of long-anticipated privacy legislation that would restrict companies’ online collection and use of personal information and online activity, including use for the purpose of targeted online advertising. This blog post contains some observations about the draft bill, in its current form.
Federal Regulators Release Customizable Version of Model Privacy Notice
April 15 marked the release of the long-awaited customizable version of the Model Privacy Notice, a form that provides a safe harbor for compliance with the notice requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Read more about in this entry.
Complimentary Webcast of a Presentation by Hogan & Hartson’s Privacy Practice Lead Chris Wolf on New Directions in Enforcement and Policy at the FTC and the Impact on Businesses
Complimentary Webcast of a Presentation by Hogan & Hartson’s Privacy Practice Lead Chris Wolf on New Directions in Enforcement and Policy at the FTC and the Impact on Businesses
EU-US Safe Harbor Developments Described in NYMITY Interview
Hogan Privacy and Data Security Co-Chair Chris Wolf recently gave an interview on recent developments under the EU-US Safe Harbor to Nymity that was published in its free online newsletter. The interview is accessible through this blog entry.
FTC Releases Details About December 7, January 28 Privacy Roundtables
Details regarding the FTC’s recently released agenda for the first of three privacy round tables it will hold over the course of the next few months.
FTC Issues Guidance on Blogging-for-Pay, Testimonial Disclaimers, and Celebrity Endorsements in First Revision of Endorsement Guides in 29 Years
We have distributed a Hogan & Hartson Privacy Update on the FTC’s October 5 revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, the first modifications to these key advertising guidelines since 1980. While the Guides are advisory in nature, they reflect situations in which the FTC may exercise its prosecutorial discretion to enforce Section 5 of the […]
FTC Announces COPPA Enforcement Action
On October 20, 2009, the FTC announced a settlement with Iconix Brand Group, Inc., pursuant to which Iconix will pay a $250,000 penalty to settle the FTC’s charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the COPPA Rule by knowingly collecting, using, and disclosing personal information from children online without first […]