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New York Attorney General Announces Settlements Over Data Collection Practices

State Issues Privacy/Cyber Risk & Data Security State Attorney General

State Issues

On February 9, the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG’s) office announced two settlements with mobile app developers who allegedly omitted information about their data collection practices in their privacy policies. While the investigation revealed that neither developer misused their customers’ personal information or improperly disclosed such information to third parties, the NYAG’s office determined that both companies failed to properly disclose the fact that they had collected the information as required by law. Both companies have agreed to add privacy policies to their apps.