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04/04/2016 Consumer Reports hit with reader data privacy class action suit News

Consumer Reports hit with privacy class action suit for allegedly selling subscription data.
04/01/2016 FTC announces fall Technology Series Schedule Events

The Federal Trade Commission has announced the schedule for a fall seminar series on emerging consumer technology issues.
03/25/2016 FTC's Ohlhausen blasts FCC's restrictive privacy plans News

FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen rebuked FCC's proposed plan for privacy rules for broadband service providers, saying they are restrictive and more in line with lobbyists' preferences than consumers'.
03/24/2016 CBL blacklist uptick News

Kelihos botnet has ramped up to "near meltdown flood levels," and blacklist teams have been working hard to keep things running.
03/22/2016 Marketers told to work with CRTC to avoid anti-spam law penalties News

Jean-Pierre Blais, chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), tells marketers to work with CRTC to avoid CASL penalties.
03/22/2016 FTC Commissioner Julie Brill to resign News

Commissioner Brill will resign her post at the end of the month.
03/18/2016 Major hurdles remain in front of future US - EU data sharing News

Significant skepticism remains of Privacy Shield's legality.

Link to story: http://fortune.com/2016/03/17/privacy-shield-hurdles/
03/17/2016 "Audio Beacons" are on the FTC's cross-device tracking radar News

The FTC has issued warning letters encouraging 12 unamed app developers to provide clear disclosures about any use of "audio beacon" technology to monitor television viewing activity.

Summary attached.
03/16/2016 "Privacy Shield" needs more work EU told News

Over two dozen advocacy groups have urged European Union leaders to reject the new trans-Atlantic "Privacy Shield," arguing that substancial reforms to US surveilliance laws and stronger privacy pledges are needed to make the pact work.
03/15/2016 UK ICO outlines 12 steps to get ready for GDPR News

UK ICO provides guidance for getting ready for GDPR. Summary attached.

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