The SmartEdgeLaw Group is happy to announce its participation in the upcoming Sept 29, 2015 IAPP KnowledgeNet to be held at the Hartford Convention Center in conjunction with the 2015 Information Governance Conference. Attendance at the KnowledgeNet is free of charge, but registration is required. IAPP members can received a 15% discount for the full InfoGovCon15 […]
Category: Mobile
FTC Announces Workshop on Cross Device Tracking
Building on the FTC’s continued push into mobile issues and privacy, which it reinforced at the 2015 IAPP Global Summit in D.C. two weeks ago, the Federal Trade Commission today announced an upcoming workshop to explore the issues raised by cross device tracking – using browsers or apps to visit sites across different devices. As the FTC […]
FTC Takes Mobile App Makers to Task – Warns About Empty Promises in Privacy Policies
A new staff report by the FTC, What’s the Deal” – A FTC Study on Mobile Shopping Apps, highlights the FTC”s continued concerns about user data and the mobile ecosphere – particularly how payment disputes are handled by developers of mobile apps in the wake of recent Apple and Amazon app issues.. Following in the wake of the […]
FTC Slaps Snapchat Over Privacy Policy & Practices
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission snapped at Snapchat over its privacy policy and representations made regarding the company’s mobile application. The FTC’s action has raised some eyebrows. But it has also raised awareness that promises made in a privacy policy matter. What did Snapchat do wrong and what are the key takeaways you should adopt […]
Update: Registration Open for ABA Privacy and Social Media Webinar – May 7th
Sm@rtEdgeLaw Group™ will be discussing “Privacy and Social Media” in an upcoming American Bar Association webinar May 7th with colleagues at other firms and organizations. Social media is everywhere. Join this webinar for an update on the latest social media legal issues and challenges. Attorney CLE credit available. Register at http://apps.americanbar.org/cle/program//t14pvm1.html?sc_cid=CET4PVM-A Program Description: Program Description: Social media […]
Procurement Takeaways of the Intersection of Cloud Computing and Mobility
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) held a two and a half day workshop last week, March 25-27, entitled The Intersection of Cloud and Mobility, to brainstorm on the issues, problems and realities of a world where “low-end mobile devices access diverse and scalable cloud computing resources and globally connected mobile enabled resources […]
How secure is your mobile app? Or the ones your employees use?
A new update from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlights that mobile apps remain a key security weakness. In connection with its recent investigation of mobile apps from Fandango and Credit Karma, the FTC has warned consumers that app developers (even those with the best of intentions) continue to drop the ball in ensuring security […]
Mobile Data Tracking – Takeaways from 1st FTC Spring Privacy Seminar
The FTC held its first seminar in the agency’s Spring Privacy Series yesterday on the hot topic of Mobile Device Tracking. In over two-hours the well-attended panel discussion covered privacy, security and regulatory issues raised by mobile tracking joined by Twitter users posting comments via the #FTCMobile hashtag. With the billion dollar mobile app market […]
New Android App Warns When You Are Being Watched
With tens of thousands flocking to MetLife stadium tonight to watch the Super Bowl, most will have smartphones on hand. According to a Pew Research report, nearly 20% of smartphone users surveyed have attempted to disconnect access to geolocation information by their apps, and 70% have wished to know more about geolocation data collected by […]
IAPP Introduces All-New Mobile App Privacy Tool
In the past year, the Federal Trade Commission increased enforcement of mobile privacy policies and mobile apps, particularly those used by children as regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Regulators across the pond in the EU has likewise viewed mobile apps and mobile devices as posing significant privacy and data security concerns. Responding […]
Discussing the FTC’s Proposed Settlement with TRENDnet
Following up on Senior Counsel Rich Santalesa’s recent post on the FTC officially entering the “Internet of things” space by proposing a consent order settlement with TRENDnet, he spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN TV on the subject. In the below concise video interview, he explains what TRENDnet did to draw the FTC’s ire and […]
The SmartedgeLaw Group Discusses “Privacy in a Social Age” in NYC
For those in the New York Tri-State Area, InfoLawGroup Senior Counsel, Richard Santalesa, will joining a panel of experts this Thursday evening, July 18th, at a meeting of the Social Media Club of NYC, to be held at the downtown offices of PR Newswire from 6:00pm to 8:30, with the panel discussion to start at […]
New Federal Guidance for BYOD Security Released
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is at it again. This past Monday it released an update of its 2008-era special publication to reflect the tremendous growth of mobile devices since: Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise (SP 800-124r1))(the “Mobile Guidelines”). The Mobile Guidelines are designed to go […]
2013 Verizon Data Breach Report Is Out – Risks Increase
Verizon’s annual “Data Breach Investigations Report” (“DBIR”) is a must read for data and information security professionals and we eagerly await each release. The 2013 DBIR is now out and being carefully read by information security professionals. Now in its sixth year, each DBIR provides a broad overview of the changing information security and data […]
FTC Report Issues Recommendation on Mobile Payments
This year, 2013, is definitely shaping up to be the “Year of Mobile” at the FTC, as predicted last month. Just last week the FTC’s latest Staff Report, Paper, Plastic,… Mobile – An FTC Workshop on Mobile Payments (“Staff Report,” PDF) serves to kick the ball further downfield in the FTC’s mobile push and begins […]
