Topic: Consent
Texas bucks some data privacy trends
Thirty million Texans are set to receive protection from new privacy legislation that has a broader scope than some of its state-level counterparts.
31 May 2023
Mid-2023 recap: FTC’s privacy actions and priorities
From issuing little-used enforcement tools to taking on big tech companies, the first six months of 2023 have been busy for the FTC. GDR highlights some key mid-2023 FTC actions.
30 May 2023
Disney’s wiretapping woes: US Privacy and Cybersecurity Alert 30 May 2023
Disney sued over alleged ESPN.com tracking; EEOC provides guidance on software-powered employee selection processes; and a new federal interagency task force will tackle social media’s impact on kids’ privacy and health.
30 May 2023
The GDPR and EU digital data laws: Barriers to your decentralised clinical trials?
Sidley Austin partner Francesca Blythe and senior managing associates Lauren Cuyvers and Matthias Bruynseraede consider the impact of the GDPR and other incoming legislation on technology-assisted decentralised clinical trials.
26 May 2023
FTC Edmodo order highlights risk of outsourcing parental consent
An FTC settlement with edtech provider Edmodo highlights that obtaining verifiable parental consent before collecting children’s data is an onerous but crucial step the edtech industry cannot avoid.
25 May 2023
More user choice won’t fix adtech, MEP says
The shadow rapporteur for the Digital Services Act has said consent-based replacements to cookie banners and other tracking mechanisms ignore the average user’s lack of expertise on the adtech ecosystem.
24 May 2023
Personalised pricing needs consent, senior CNIL figure says
Personalised pricing could be the next target of civil society action, as a senior figure at the French data authority says that consent would be the only legal basis for such processing.
24 May 2023
Snap assistant GC joins White & Case’s privacy group
Former Snap assistant general counsel Hope Anderson joined White & Case as a partner to help clients navigate lawmakers’ emerging technology regulations.
23 May 2023
High Court shuts down Prismall v Google/DeepMind
The High Court has killed the last surviving post-Lloyd v Google opt-out class action at an early stage and refused to give the claimants a chance to re-frame their case.
19 May 2023
Premom stops health data sharing in FTC and state AG deal
Ovulation-tracking app Premom has agreed to stop sharing users’ health data for advertising purposes to settle FTC and three state attorneys-general claims that it shared user health information without consent – including to a pair of China-based developers.
18 May 2023