Jorja Siemons reports: L’Oréal USA Inc. has been hit with a lawsuit by an Illinois customer who said the company’s online “try-on” feature for makeup unlawfully collected and stored her biometric information. Many if not all of the companies in L’Oréal’s family of brands offer the technology, which enables customers to virtually try on products by…
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Permanent Injunction Imposed on Online Education Platform Company Edmodo, LLC for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law
SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that Edmodo, LLC (Edmodo) has agreed to a permanent injunction and a $6 million civil penalty in connection with its online educational platform, as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),…
Increase in In-House Oversight of Privacy
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: The Association of Corporate Counsel and Major, Lindsey & Africa recently released their 2023 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report (Report) which tracks key trends in law department financial and operational data. Unsurprising, as there has been an increase in privacy regulation across the country with several states…
Senators ask Amazon some very important questions about data collection and use by Amazon Clinic
You can read the senators’ June 16 letter, below. They ask Amazon to respond by June 30. If you or anyone you care about has thought about signing up for Amazon Clinic, do read the senators’ questions, below, and then check back for a follow-up on this inquiry and issues. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for…