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California Supreme Court Holds that ZIP Codes are “Personal Identification Information”

California Supreme Court Holds that ZIP Codes are “Personal Identification Information” In a broadly-worded unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court recently overruled lower court decisions to hold that businesses cannot request and record ZIP codes as a condition to credit card transactions, because ZIP codes are “personal identification information” under…

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FTC’s Consumer Privacy Protection Framework

Introduction On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its highly anticipated consumer privacy protection framework titled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change” (“Privacy Report”).  A copy of the Privacy Report may be obtained on the FTC website: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2010/12/101201privacyreport.pdf.  The FTC seeks public comment on…

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FCC Announces Network Neutrality Order

For over a year, the news media has reported extensively on proposed rules from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) concerning “net neutrality.”  Today, the FCC released its anticipated order placing “network neutrality” requirements on broadband internet access providers.  In this e-bulletin we provide a background on developments leading up to…

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$1.5 MILLION FINE FOR DOWNLOADING 24 SONGS

Jammie Thomas-Rasset has been dealt another setback in her long-running court battle over sharing 24 songs illegally online. CNet reports that she has lost her latest court battle, with a Minneapolis jury decided that Thomas-Rasset is liable for $1.5 million in copyright infringement damages to Capitol Records. This breaks down…

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The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010

The Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 To help protect personal information on the Internet and elsewhere, California enacted seminal legislation in 2000, which was significantly strengthened with the passage of SB 1386 in 2002. Since then, other states have enacted similar legislation. State activity, however, may be…

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