India McKinney writes: In the 21st century, it is difficult to lead a life without a cell phone. It is also difficult to change your number—you’ve given it to all your friends, family, doctors, children’s schools, and so on. It’s especially difficult if you are trying to leave an abusive relationship where your abuser is…
FTC Releases Updated Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Impersonator Fraud Tops List of Consumer Complaints
November 21 – The Federal Trade Commission today released the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2022. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers add their phone number and choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls. In the last fiscal year, over 2.5 million people signed up with…
Is Everything Sensitive Data?
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: After the recent Court of Justice of the European Union decision on sensitive inferences that can be drawn from the name of your spouse, it is fair to ask: Is everything sensitive data (special category data)? Katie Hewson of Stephenson Harwood and I were duly skeptical earlier this month…
Apple Asked to Expand Reproductive Health Data Privacy Guards
Skye Witley reports: A coalition of 10 state attorneys general is urging Apple to implement stronger privacy standards for third-party apps that collect reproductive health information to protect consumers post-Roe v. Wade. App developers should be required to delete data collected from consumers seeking reproductive health care and clarify what information is shared with third parties such…