The Internet’s New $2,500 Traffic Ticket

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

California’s new 2014 laws catch website and blog owners off-guard Non-compliance with the California’s new law will subject website and blog owners to a $2,500 fine per incident, even if they live in another state. Recent changes in California law that took effect January 1, 2014 has made it required for website and blog operators […]

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Are Your Website Policies Clear & Conspicuous?

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

With the new FTC and California State Laws beginning to be enforced as of January 1st, 2014, the term “Clear and Conspicuous” obviously needs to be understood by website and blog owners to comply with both old and new laws. With the few exceptions, there is no law that requires all capitals and/or bold, for […]

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Why You Need a Disclaimer for Your Blog or Website

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

Whether you use a website or blog to promote your business, sell products, or share information and ideas, there’s one thing you must not forget to include; a legal disclaimer. A disclaimer is a statement intended to limit your legal liability for what appears on your site or blog. A disclaimer essentially puts readers on […]

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Childrens Online Privacy Protection

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

We all know the web can lure children in like candy. Children (just like adults) increasingly spend their time staring at glowing screens. Since parents cannot control much of what the web puts in front of their children, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has developed a number of regulations aimed to prevent companies from taking […]

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FTC Cracks Down on Weight-Loss Products

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

No doubt you’ve seen the widespread ads with bold headlines making claims such as: “Lose 40 Pounds in 2 Weeks!”, or “Eat all you Want and Lose Weight!” These advertisements always sound too good to be true – because they are. The claims typically have little or no scientific evidence to back them. Now the […]

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As New Internet Laws are Passed – Confusion Follows

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

Some of the new Internet laws passed governing website and blog owners are creating more questions and confusion than they are solving any real concerns of Internet users. Case in point is the new California “Do Not Track” law that requires website and blog owners to disclose how they respond to “Do Not Track” signals […]

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Is a Privacy Policy Required by Law?

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

The answer is yes. In the past, certain types of websites and blogs were not required by law to have a privacy policy. However, all that has changed as of January 1, 2014. California’s new law A.B.370 requires website and blog owners to disclose how they respond to “Do Not Track” signals in their privacy […]

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Fines for Website and Blog Owners?

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

New Internet Laws Could Mean Fines for Website and Blog Owners? It is often said that (FTC) or the state of California will rarely use their time and resources pursuing legal action or slapping website or blog owners with fines. Admittedly, in past years, this was probably true. However, with the aggressive Internet privacy laws […]

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New Year’s Privacy Resolutions

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

Update Your Privacy Policy There are new Federal and State laws going into effect and enforcement actions beginning on January 1st, 2014. If you have not had your privacy policy and other disclosures updated in the last 3 months, this would be a good time to do so. Not all, but most privacy policies need […]

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Online Behavioral Advertising

By James Chiodo, Certified Information Privacy Professional CIPP/US

“Enhanced Notice” It IS Your Problem Do you know what “just-in-time” notices are? Or who or what OBA is? If you are like most people, “just-in-time” notices are when your kid tells you they have to “go” right before it’s too late. And OBA was a 70’s pop band whose time has come and gone. […]

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