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SpongeBob game developer ordered to pay $500K over CCPA, COPPA violations
Popular children’s mobile game developer Tilting Point Media agreed to pay $500,000 to settle allegations the company illegally collected children’s personal data, a violation under the California Consumer Privacy Act and a federal children’s privacy law.
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FTC sues Adobe alleging hidden subscription cancellation fees
The Federal Trade Commission took aim at Adobe and two executives Monday for making it too difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions and often charging a fee to do so.
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Azira names general counsel, chief compliance officer
Consumer behavior insights firm Azira announced the appointment of James Kuan as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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Autodesk says no restatements following accounting probe
Software company Autodesk said it won’t restate several years of financial statements following an audit committee investigation into potential accounting misconduct.
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Higher Logic appoints general counsel
Online community software provider Higher Logic announced it appointed Cheryl Brogan as general counsel.
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Czech DPA fines Avast $15M over GDPR violations
The Czech Republic’s data protection authority issued a fine of 351 million Czech koruna (U.S. $15 million) against antivirus software vendor Avast for alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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Experts: ESG gone mainstream, but new regs still create headaches
Environmental, social, and governance goals have gained acceptance from senior leadership because of upward pressure from employees, investors, and customers, according to compliance leaders speaking at Compliance Week’s 2024 National Conference.
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Zendesk announces chief legal officer
Software company Zendesk announced Shana Simmons joined as chief legal officer.
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Ebix: SEC probe into short seller claims closed
Ebix announced the Securities and Exchange Commission closed an investigation into allegations against the software company’s accounting practices raised in a short seller report.
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Abnormal Security appoints chief legal officer
Email security platform Abnormal Security announced Jeff True joined as chief legal officer.
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Persefoni adds ex-Visa sustainability chief to advisory board
Climate management and accounting platform Persefoni announced former Visa Chief Sustainability Officer Douglas Sabo joined its sustainability advisory board.
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Avast to pay $16.5M in FTC case over deceptive data selling
The Federal Trade Commission proposed Avast pay $16.5 million and be prohibited from selling any browser data to settle charges the software provider sold consumer information to third parties after promising it would not.
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Deepwatch names first general counsel
Managed security platform Deepwatch announced Shane McGee joined its executive team as general counsel and chief privacy officer.
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IFS announces chief sustainability officer
IFS, a global cloud enterprise software company, announced it appointed Sophie Graham as chief sustainability officer.
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Blackbaud avoids fine in FTC deal requiring data deletion
Software company Blackbaud will be required to delete unnecessary data and boost cybersecurity as part of a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission stemming from a 2020 data breach.
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Court bumps Gen Digital false claims judgment to $53M
An opinion in a long-running court case involving software company Gen Digital and alleged violations of the False Claims Act saw proposed costs in the matter jump from $1.3 million to approximately $53 million following successful arguments by the U.S. government.
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LCPtracker appoints chief legal officer
Prevailing wage and construction site compliance solutions provider LCPtracker announced the appointment of Mick Galvin as chief legal officer.
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Adobe: Penalties possible in FTC subscriptions probe
Software company Adobe disclosed it could face “significant monetary costs or penalties” resulting from an ongoing Federal Trade Commission investigation into its disclosure and subscription cancellation practices.
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Grammarly welcomes general counsel
Software company Grammarly announced the appointment of Jennifer Miller as general counsel.
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Securonix names general counsel
Software company Securonix announced the appointment of Eunice Kim as general counsel.