Venable LLP is pleased to present the September 2014 issue of
The Download
Welcome Back!
With Washington, DC emerging from its annual August recess, this
issue recaps the summer's key privacy and data security
developments in law and policy. For its part, Congress continued to
examine data security issues while also beginning to explore the
area of student privacy. Against the backdrop of a seminal Supreme
Court case on law enforcement access to mobile phones, Congress
also increased its focus on national security and government data
collection.
The Administration and the agencies kept up the drumbeat on
privacy issues. The FTC released new COPPA guidance, issued a
report on mobile shopping apps, and announced a review of the
Telemarketing Sales Rule. The White House hinted at a new regime
for commercial drones, and NTIA continued its facial recognition
multistakeholder process. The FDA released guidance on drug and
medical device companies' use of Internet and
