Higher education institutions face new data security challenges, including increased “global regulatory requirements on data privacy,” JacksonLewis attorneys blogged Friday.
DOJ and the FCC asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that rejected a $57 million FCC fine against AT&T for violating the agency's data protection rules. The 5th Circuit ruled in April that the fine was unconstitutional because it denied AT&T's Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. The 2nd Circuit later upheld a similar fine against Verizon, while the D.C. Circuit upheld one against T-Mobile (see 2509100056).
The patchwork of more than 20 state privacy laws confuses consumers and hinders innovation for companies of all sizes, Consumer Technology Association noted in a post Friday.
Companies should expect increased DOJ scrutiny and possible data requests in late 2025, Marashlian & Donahue said in an alert Monday.
The Network Advertising Initiative will require members to confirm they don’t have ties to countries of concern as defined under DOJ’s global data transfer rule, starting in 2026, NAI said Wednesday.
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Data security and child privacy are among the FTC’s enforcement priorities for the next five years, the agency said Friday in its draft strategic plan. Comments are due Oct. 17.
Uncommon and broadly applicable data minimization requirements in the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) could pose major compliance challenges for companies when the law takes effect Wednesday, privacy attorneys representing businesses said in interviews. Some advertisers could opt out of the Maryland market rather than comply with the state's comprehensive privacy law, said David LeDuc, Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) public policy vice president.
The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold the firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and halt her reinstatement while it deliberates, the Department of Justice argued Thursday on behalf of President Donald Trump.
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter can resume her job as FTC commissioner, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday (see 2507250046).