This month, we have added “API mapping” and “JavaScript file analysis” as core components of the NT Analyzer tool suite. This post explains what API Mapping is and how the feature provides critical insights regarding the transmission and processing of
NT Analyzer Blog Series

FTC finalizes COPPA rule amendments
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…
Announcing NT Analyzer 2.0: Combating Privacy Risks, Powered by AI


NT Analyzer Refresher: Why Network Traffic Analysis?
Keeping track of where all the data is going can be devilishly difficult for companies, given the increasingly data-centric economy, massive changes in browser/mobile platforms, and the necessary use of a variety of…

Testing the tricky apps for privacy and data protection


Dealing with cert pinning and root detection
The privacy area has been white-hot lately, including litigation and investigations involving VPPA; Wiretap/Pen Register/Trap and Trace; and Opt Out Compliance. Furthermore, with the HHS updates on tracking in the HIPAA context, and…

HHS updates online tracker guidance


On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an updated, 17-page Bulletin titled “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates (the Bulletin). Our readers may recall that HHS had…
Google Data Safety Forms must be submitted by July 20, 2022
Google’s Data Safety Forms must be submitted by July 20, 2022. According to Google, failing to post by July 20, 2022 can result in the rejection of new Google Play app submissions.
After July 20,200, non-compliant apps could face removal…
Google’s Data Safety Form: Timeline Extended and Key Considerations
Google recently announced several key changes to the upcoming “Data safety form” for Google Play. Learn more about these updates on our NT Analyzer blog.
European rulings on the use of Google Analytics and how it may affect your business
Recent decisions out of the EU will impact the use of Google Analytics and similar non-European analytics services when targeting EU individuals, with the potential to put many organizations at risk of receiving GDPR fines.
At issue was the transfer…
Data Privacy Concerns: 2022 and beyond
We may be a tad late to Data Privacy Day but we are looking ahead: 2022 will be a big year for privacy. See our timeline on our NT Analyzer blog for some of the privacy events on the horizon…
iOS 15 Privacy Report Update and what it means for app owners
As we previously noted, iOS 15 rolled out several privacy-focused measures to users. For example, users may record their app activity and download a report on app metrics from the previous seven days, called the App Privacy Report. These…