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HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro this week announced that he and 39 other Attorneys General joined a settlement agreement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google …
AG Shapiro Announces $391 Million Settlement with Google Over Location Tracking Practices Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Reps. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny), Napoleon Nelson (D-Montgomery) and Craig Williams (R- Chester/Delaware) announced they will be the speakers at “Pennsylvania: The Next State Consumer Privacy Law?” to discuss the proposed …
Pennsylvania’s Proposed Consumer Privacy Act: What You Need Read More
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital announced that it is notifying individuals whose personal health information was involved in an incident of unauthorized access.
Phoenixville Hospital Provides Notice of Data Privacy Incident Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission says it recently took action against Twitter, Inc. for deceptively using account security data for targeted advertising. Twitter asked users to give their …
FTC Charges Twitter with Deceptively Using Account Security Data to Sell Targeted Ads Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission says that it is calling for research presentations on a wide range of privacy and data security topics such as commercial surveillance and …
FTC Calls for Research Presentations for PrivacyCon 2022 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will crackdown on education technology companies if they illegally surveil children when they go online to learn. In a new …
FTC to Crackdown on Companies that Illegally Surveil Children Learning Online Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a complaint, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency alleged that WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, …
FTC Takes Action Against Company Formerly Known as Weight Watchers for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Sensitive Health Data Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that the government this week entered into an agreement with Kurbo Inc. and its parent …
Kurbo and WW International Agree to $1.5 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Laws Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission will mark 2022’s Identity Theft Awareness Week January 31-February 4 with a series of free events focused on trending issues in identity theft, …
FTC Marks Identity Theft Awareness Week for 2022 January 31-February 4 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Online advertising platform OpenX Technologies Inc. (OpenX) has agreed to a court order requiring it to pay $2 million and to be bound by injunctive relief provisions …
Online Advertising Platform Agrees to Injunctive Relief and $2 Million Payment for Allegedly Violating Children’s Privacy Law Read More