FTC Announces Multiple Settlements with Data Brokers for Unlawfully Selling Sensitive Location Data

The FTC has announced proposed consent orders with Mobilewalla, Inc., Gravy Analytics Inc., and Venntel Inc., over allegations that their collection, use, and sale of consumers’ sensitive location data violated the FTC... Read more »
President’s Executive Order Seeks to Protect Certain “Bulk Sensitive Personal Data” from “Countries of Concern”

President’s Executive Order Seeks to Protect Certain “Bulk Sensitive Personal Data” from “Countries of Concern”

Jason C. Gavejian is a principal in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity practice group. Jason is also a Certified... Read more »
DOJ and White House Target Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal D

DOJ and White House Target Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal D

On February 28, 2024, President Biden released an Executive Order (“EO”) “addressing the extraordinary and unusual national security threat posed by the continued effort of certain countries of concern to access Americans’ bulk sensitive... Read more »
Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Safeguard Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Safeguard Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration announced new cybersecurity-related measures, including an executive order (EO) and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), intended to address the bulk flow of Americans’ sensitive... Read more »
FTC’s Crosshairs Focused on Sensitive Data Processing

FTC’s Crosshairs Focused on Sensitive Data Processing

As state legislation increasingly regulates sensitive data, and expands the concepts of what is sensitive, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) is honing-in on sensitive data processing in expanding its unfairness... Read more »
Federal Trade Commission Sensitive Location Data Prohibit

Federal Trade Commission Sensitive Location Data Prohibit

On 9 January, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first settlement prohibiting a data broker from sharing or selling sensitive location data, and required deletion of all location data collected... Read more »
Victims’ Privacy Protection in Sensitive Criminal Cases

Victims’ Privacy Protection in Sensitive Criminal Cases

After telling his parents that a teacher had touched him inappropriately, “Drew,” who was then an elementary school student, was less open about his experiences during a Sexual Assault Intervention Network (SAIN)... Read more »
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