Privacy
More Privacy Articles
Telecommunications
Baby Steps In The Right Direction: An Overview Of The FCC’s Recent TCPA Rule Clarifications
The Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission” or “FCC”) seems to be opening the spigot a bit on its extensive backlog of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) petitions. Congress enacted the TCPA in 1991 to protect consumers from unwanted calls...
Read MoreHealthcare
Forecasting Developments In Privacy And Data Security Laws – Trends In Healthcare Protections Provide Lessons For All Companies
According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 864,133,052 records containing sensitive personal information have been breached in 4,249 publicly reported incidents since 2005.[1] Recent high-profile data breaches hit a huge number of consumers and demonstrated the vulnerability and ubiquity...
Read MoreConsumer Protection
In-App Purchases: When They Are Not Just Child’s Play…
On January 15, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") announced a proposed settlement with technology giant Apple Inc. that will require the company to pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to consumers. The proposed 20-year settlement resolves...
Read More