Intel Pushes for Comprehensive Federal Privacy Law; Launches Online Consultation Portal for Draft Collaboration

As legislators and policy advocates make a stronger push for a comprehensive federal privacy law that would protect millions of consumers in the United States, Intel submitted a draft as well amidst a growing number of consumer privacy proposals that could set the nation’s privacy standards.

The tech company released an initial draft of a federal privacy bill that aims to protect the privacy of consumers while also protecting innovation. The bill, titled “Innovative and Ethical Data Use Act of 2018”, outlines twelve sections from general applicability provisions to a proposed effective date. The draft bill also includes what kind of enforcement authority the Federal Trade Commission and Attorney-General would have under the Act, and guidelines for data privacy practices as well as for reviewing third-party actions.

Intel has been able to recruit top data privacy professionals to provide input on the bill, a number of whom come from consumer privacy organizations like the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the Future of Privacy Forum, and other firms who specialize in privacy issues. A section of the online portal created for collaboration allows privacy professionals to coordinate and communicate their input on the draft bill, while another allows the public to share their feedback on the proposed legislation.

By mid-November, Intel will collect all insights gathered and is bound to release a second draft expected to be released by the end of the year.

Visit Intel's website for the bill or IAPP for more information about Intel's draft privacy bill.

CARU Speaks at Community Board in Manhattan

CARU staff attorney Andra Dallas gave a presentation to Community Board 1, serving lower Manhattan on Monday, December 7 th . Andra spoke to the Board’s Youth Committee about the importance of teaching children about understanding advertising and safe online practices. District Manager Noah Pfefferblit remarked, “thank you for your informative presentation to our Youth Committee members,” and offered the Board’s assistance if they “can be helpful to the important efforts at the Children's Advertising Review Unit.” Are you interested in having a CARU staff member visit your community board? Contact adallas@caru.bbb.org.

i-Dressup Shuts Down in Wake of Privacy Breach and COPPA Violation

I-Dressup, a fashion-themed social website for teens, has completely shut down as part of a settlement with the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs, following a massive privacy breach and violations of the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and New Jersey state law. In September 2016, a hacker sent 2.2 million i-Dressup account credentials to technology blog Arstechnica as well as to haveibeenpwned.com, a searchable online database of data breaches. Responding to the news, New Jersey investigators discovered that 2,519 of the compromised accounts belonged to New Jersey children below age 13. I-Dressup, allegedly aware that it had child users, had violated COPPA by failing to obtain verifiable parental consent prior to collecting and processing personal information from the children, including first and last names and email addresses. In a consent decree with the New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Gerwal, parent company Unixiz has closed i-Dressup,

Kids Internet Design and Safety Act Seeks to Protect Children from Harmful Online Content

United States Senators, Mr. Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut and Mr. Edward Markey from Massachusetts, introduced a new bill referred to as the Kids Internet Design and Safety Act (the “KIDS Act”). One of the Senator’s introducing the KIDS Act, Mr. Edward Markey, was the co-author of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). The KIDS Act seeks to include noteworthy advertising rules and create new protections for children online, specifically for online users under the age of 16. The proposed advertising rules within the KIDS Act are to ban websites from: (1) exposing young online users to advertisements “with embedded interactive elements”; (2) recommending any content involving alcohol, nicotine, or tobacco to young online users; and (3) recommending content that includes influencer marketing, like unboxing videos, or host-selling to young online users. Additionally, the KIDS Act seeks to prohibit certain online features to protect children, like prohibiting

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