The following is the FTC’s press release from today. But if you keep reading it, you will note that the decision on it was 3-2, and both of the dissenting commissioners have taken to Twitter to voice their concerns. So after the press release, I’ll give you some other links to read. Google LLC and…
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Five Companies Settle FTC Allegations that they Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Five companies have reached settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which establishes a process to allow companies to transfer consumer data from European Union countries to the United States in compliance with EU law. In separate actions, the FTC alleges that management…
HealthEngine Under Fire for Profiting from Disclosure of Patient Information
Cameron Abbott and Michelle Aggromito of K&L Gates write: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking on Australia’s largest online health marketplace, HealthEngine. In return for a fee, HealthEngine provided without adequate disclosure, patient information to nine private health insurance brokers. The MedTech platform functions as an online booking service for many health…
3rd Circuit finds TSA checkpoint staff conduct “searches” and can be sued for misconduct
From Papers, Please! By a vote of 9 to 4, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has found that TSA checkpoint staff are “officers or employees” of the Federal government who “execute searches… for violations of Federal law”, and therefore that the US government is subject to private lawsuits for damages for certain intentional torts…