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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has reached settlements with three affiliated companies accused of selling the financial and other personal information of hundreds of thousands of consumers to illegitimate buyers. The settlements include a…
The full text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework is now available. Privacy Shield wasdesigned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with EU data protection…
The European Union and United States have announced a replacement for the Safe Harbor agreement — the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — which, if approved, will provide a new framework under which U.S. companies can transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S. under the EU…
The Florida House of Representatives has proposed a bill that will prohibit employers from requesting or requiring access to social media account of employee or prospective employee and prohibit employers from taking retaliatory personnel action against employee as…
The state Senate plans to renew its attempt to deliver social media privacy protections for students and employment candidates in Massachusetts. Sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, the bill would prohibit public and private educational…
This year’s Enforcement Report, prepared by DataGuidance’s team of Privacy Analysts in collaboration with their network of legal experts has now launched. Building on the previous two Reports, DataGuidance has expanded its coverage to include a truly…
The Uniform Law Commission recently announced that it intends to propose legislation in 2016 that would seek to bring uniformity and consistency to social media privacy legislation across the states, particularly in the 27 states that have not passed such legislation….
Recently, Maine became the latest state to enact legislation restricting an employer’s access to employees’ and job applicants’ personal social media accounts. The new statute prohibits an employer from requiring, coercing or requesting an employee or applicant: to…
Privacy Analytics Inc. announced the release of Risk Monitor, a privacy risk assessment tool that gives organizations the ability to identify, measure and manage the level of risk exposure associated with their data sharing practices.Risk Monitor identifies potential…
Many employers review their applicants’ Facebook and Instagram pages to get an unfiltered view of the candidates they are considering hiring. But, if you ask for applicants’ social media passwords, you could violate state law, and even limiting searches to…