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Judge Green-Lights Privacy Claims Over Targeted Ads in Kids' Mobile Games

A trio of lawsuits raised allegations that Walt Disney Co., Kiloo A/S, Viacom Inc. and a group of their software partners had created gaming apps that were covertly used to collect behavioral data to deliver targeted advertising to kids in violation of states' laws.
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Litigation Daily

SF Judge Greenlights Privacy Claims Over Targeted Ads in Kids' Mobile Games

"Current privacy expectations are developing, to say the least, with respect to a key issue raised in these cases—whether the data subject owns and controls his or her personal information, and whether a commercial entity that secretly harvests it commits a highly offensive or egregious act," wrote U.S. District Judge James Donato.
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The Recorder

Judge Green-Lights Privacy Claims Over Targeted Ads in Kids' Mobile Games

"Current privacy expectations are developing, to say the least, with respect to a key issue raised in these cases—whether the data subject owns and controls his or her personal information, and whether a commercial entity that secretly harvests it commits a highly offensive or egregious act," wrote U.S. District Judge James Donato.
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Legaltech News

Irish Data Authorities Launch GDPR Probe Into Google's Ad Practices

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is looking into whether Google's ad sale transactions are GDPR compliant, as tech companies face increased scrutiny over privacy practices in Europe.
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Corporate Counsel

Irish Data Authorities Launch GDPR Probe Into Google's Ad Practices

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is looking into whether Google's ad sale transactions are GDPR compliant, as tech companies face increased scrutiny over privacy practices in Europe.
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The Recorder

Judge Denies Petition to Unseal 13 Years of Government Surveillance Records

Chief Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a petition from a pair of surveillance and cybersecurity experts seeking to uncover how the government uses technical assistance orders in its surveillance activities.
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Legaltech News

When U.S. Cybersecurity Law Conflicts With International Law, Who Wins?

In the opening keynote of the 2019 SuperConference, cybersecurity expert Adriana Sanford helped in-house attorneys become 'comfortable' with noncompliance and explained why open-ended questions are necessary.
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Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Calls for US Privacy Law as GDPR Turns 1

Julie Brill, Microsoft's deputy general counsel and top privacy lawyer, reflected on GDPR as its one-year anniversary approaches. She offered suggestions for a U.S. federal privacy law in a blog post Monday.
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Legaltech News

Accountable AI: Can the Law Reduce Bias and Increase Transparency?

Governments are increasingly making use of AI tools to help with decision making, but they face a key challenge: ensuring fairness and maintaining public trust.
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Legaltech News

California Senate Scraps CCPA's Private Right of Action Measure

The bill had been targeted by the California Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association and other tech trade lobbies that said the changes would have encouraged litigation instead of compliance.
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