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Florida’s New Law is Strong “Sunshine” for Data Breaches

By: Aaron Krowne On June 20, 2014, the Florida legislature passed SB 1524, the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (“FIPA”). The law updates Florida’s existing data breach law, creating one of the strongest laws in the nation protecting consumer personal data through the use of strict transparency requirements. FIPA applies to any entity with…
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California Attorney General Issues Guidance on Complying with Do-Not-Track

By: Aaron Krowne In 2013, the California Legislature passed AB 370, an addition to California’s path-blazing online consumer privacy protection law in 2003, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”).  AB 370 took effect January 1, 2014, and adds new requirements to CalOPPA pertaining to consumers’ use of Do-Not-Track (DNT) signals in their web browsers…
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Survey on App Privacy Policies Finds Increased Implementation, Overall

Survey finds that only 61.3% of apps have privacy policies, reflecting perceived need for increased app privacy regulations. By Alice Cheng A recent survey conducted by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) examined whether popular free and paid mobile apps provided users with access to a privacy policy visit this website. The survey found that…
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