Client Update | Technology and Regulation | May 2019
30 May 2019
- The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Updated Transparency and Consent Framework;
- The German Data Protection Authorities’ guidelines on the applicability of GDPR to telemedia services, including requirements on cookies and other tracking technologies;
- A $3 million fine for HIPAA violations imposed on a diagnostic medical imaging services company due to the lack of cybersecurity protocols and mishandle of data breach incident;
- A Fine of $100,000 imposed on a company’s CEO for violation of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law;
- China’s new guidelines for the protection of online personal information, with new requirements on cybersecurity and the processing of personal information;
- An FTC warning which led to the removal of dating apps from various app stores over potential COPPA violations;
- Facebook’s updated policy on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency advertising, exempting contents from pre-approval process;
- Google’s ban on a Chinese apps developer and tightening evaluation procedures following the investigation of abuse of permissions and ad fraud; and
- San Francisco’s ban on city use of facial recognition technologies.
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