On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced significant amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule after a comprehensive review that began in 2019. This marks the first major update since 2013 and represents a
FTC proposed consent order prohibits perpetual retention of personal information
We had previously written about an FTC proposed consent order that would prohibit a company from perpetual retention of personal health information. On March 2, 2023, the FTC announced a complaint and proposed consent with BetterHelp, Inc. that would prohibit
“Forever and forever, farewell”: FTC prohibits indefinite retention of PHI in consent order
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint and stipulated order with GoodRx, with the FTC using for the first time its interpretation of the Health Breach Notification Rule. Under the Rule, the FTC interpreted a
BIPA and the record retention requirement
On November 30, 2022, an Illinois court of appeals ruled that Illinois’ biometrics privacy law—known as BIPA—requires that anyone subject to that law must develop a retention and destruction schedule when it possesses biometric data. In this case, the