The Download - September 2014

Venable LLP is pleased to present the September 2014 issue of The Download

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With Washington, DC emerging from its annual August recess, this issue recaps the summer's key privacy and data security developments in law and policy. For its part, Congress continued to examine data security issues while also beginning to explore the area of student privacy. Against the backdrop of a seminal Supreme Court case on law enforcement access to mobile phones, Congress also increased its focus on national security and government data collection.

The Administration and the agencies kept up the drumbeat on privacy issues. The FTC released new COPPA guidance, issued a report on mobile shopping apps, and announced a review of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The White House hinted at a new regime for commercial drones, and NTIA continued its facial recognition multistakeholder process. The FDA released guidance on drug and medical device companies' use of Internet and social media platforms. It was also a busy season for state legislatures, as several states enacted new or updated breach notification laws, and one adopted a constitutional amendment on electronic privacy. In Europe, website operators brace for an impending enforcement sweep by data protection authorities.

This edition contains the following articles:

Heard on the Hill

House Committee Holds Hearing on FTC's Use of Section 5 Authority in Data Security Cases Congress Considers Student Privacy; Department of Education Releases Guidance National Security...