03.05.15
A “#1 brand prescribed” claim implies that professionals have a choice in prescribing brands, the National Advertising Division explained in a new decision, recommending that an advertiser discontinue such a claim as it was the only brand available for prescription.
02.27.15
Affirming dismissal of a lawsuit challenging hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the plaintiff company could not recover because it actually invited the spam.
02.20.15
The battle over net neutrality took a new turn when Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intention to reclassify broadband service as a utility as part of a new proposal that will provide “the strongest open Internet protections” possible.
02.12.15
Emphasizing the importance of protecting consumer privacy and security, the Federal Trade Commission recently released its staff report on the Internet of Things.
02.09.15
On January 30, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in the POM case.
02.06.15
Calling the current advertising climate “a technological revolution at the intersection of marketing and consumer data,” Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Jessica Rich discussed the importance of protecting the privacy of consumers who make ...
01.29.15
Data security and privacy concerns received special attention in President Obama’s State of the Union address where the President advocated his recently released data security and privacy legislative proposals.
01.23.15
The Internet of Things presents “significant privacy and security implications,” Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez told attendees of the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month.
01.15.15
In 2013, the Second Circuit issued an important opinion in Ony, Inc. v. Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc., a false advertising case.
12.24.14
An international coalition of 23 privacy regulators released a plea to app marketplaces to act like “a responsible corporate citizen” and make it mandatory for developers to post links to privacy policies prior to download when the app collects personal information.