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••••  September 2014
These articles originally appeared in our Privacy Law Corner blog in September 2014.
Yelp, TinyCo Settle FTC Claims Regarding Collection of Personal Information from Children
Yelp, Inc., and mobile app developer TinyCo, Inc., recently settled separate sets of Federal Trade Commission allegations that each company collected personal information from children through their respective apps in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. According to the FTC’s complaint
 
 
CNIL Warns Largest French Telephone and Internet Services Provider
The largest French telephone and internet services company, Orange, was recently warned by the French data protection authority (CNIL) for a security lapse that led to a breach involving 1.3 million users. In April, Orange notified CNIL as to a breach that occurred in March, during which an unknown third party exploited …
 
 
Better Business Bureau Reminds Industry that OBA Notice and Opt-Out Apply to More Than Just Cookies
In a recent compliance warning issued by the Better Business Bureau, the BBB warned companies that Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising were applicable to OBA activities regardless of the technology used to collect and use information about consumer web browsing activity (which information is…
 
 
Singapore Investigates a Chinese Smartphone Company Under the Personal Data Protection Act
China’s Xiaomi is the first company investigated for allegedly violating the data collection rules set forth by Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA). Promulgated in 2012, the PDPA requires all organizations in Singapore to comply with provisions relating to the collection, use, disclosure and security …
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