May 10, 2017, Inside Privacy

Automated vehicle technology is accelerating, and regulators are racing to keep up.  On June 28, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) will hold a workshop to examine the consumer privacy and security issues posed by automated and connected vehicles.  The workshop comes several months after the ...

November 30, 2016, Inside Privacy

On November 30, the FTC released a staff summary of its September 15, 2016 public workshop, Putting Disclosures to the Test.  Numerous goods and services, from home appliances to financial services, make use of disclosures to inform users of their privacy practices.  These disclosures—whether delivered offline or online, via text, video, or audio—are a key...… ...

June 23, 2016, Inside Privacy

By Jack Schenendorf, Brian Smith, and Hannah Lepow Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) finalized its long-awaited rule on the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS” or “drones”).  The rule comes a month after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration multistakeholder group reached consensus on best ...