From Hunton & Williams LLP blog: On October 27, 2010, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) issued two notices of proposed rulemaking (“NPRMs”), citing Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) privacy rules, and marketing and data disposal rules of the Fair Credit Report Act (“FCRA”). The proposed rules come in the wake of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and…
Category: Laws
Facebook Lobbied to Kill Social Network Privacy Act
Daniel Adair writes: In a network as large as Facebook’s, with a site built to allow users to share personal and intimate details about themselves, it is no surprise that privacy is a primary concern. The company has made more than a handful of statements addressing privacy concerns and assuring users that their privacy is…
Sweden to extend police powers on data access
The Swedish government wants to extend the powers of police and prosecutors to access personal details from internet service providers in cases of less serious offences such as filesharing, libel and grooming. Currently, ISPs may be required to hand over IP address and personal details of customers suspected of crimes subject to custodial sentences, but…
I read it in the news so it must be… wrong? (updated)
Jules Polenetsky of the Future of Privacy Forum has this intriguing message posted on the group’s Facebook page: Chatting with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill who advises that the claim that she said the upcoming FTC report will support self regulation is not accurate. The report will provide a framework of principles for both legal policy…