• 12.18.14

    VPPA Suit Fails for Lack of PII

    The most recent attempt to apply the Video Privacy Protection Act to 21st-century technology hit a roadblock when a federal court judge tossed the suit.

  • 12.11.14

    Uber’s Privacy Mess Results in Legislative Inquiry

    Providing a lesson in how not to handle a privacy policy, car service app Uber is now facing questions from the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.

  • 12.05.14

    Adding You to My Professional Network Emails May End Up Being Costly for LinkedIn as Publicity Right

    A putative class action alleging that LinkedIn Corp. violated their right of publicity by sending reminder emails to users’ contacts without their permission will move forward, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled.

  • 11.25.14

    IAB to FTC: Focus on Actual Harm

    In comments filed by the Interactive Advertising Bureau in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s request for comment following the agency’s Big Data workshop, the group suggested the Commission focus on incidents of actual harm, instead of worrying about the mere collection or use ...

  • 11.19.14

    Body of Message Satisfied Spam Law, California Appellate Court Rules

    In dismissing a putative class action against a marketing company, a California appellate court ruled that as long as the sender’s name can be determined from the body of an e-mail message, the name used in the header address field of the message is not misleading.

  • 11.13.14

    Record $10M Data Security Fine by FCC

    In the agency’s first data security enforcement effort, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it took action against TerraCom, Inc., and YourTel America, Inc., for failing to protect consumer data.

  • 11.06.14

    Not Enough Air For Degradability Claims, FTC Warns

    Providing a reminder about the importance of complying with the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides, the agency recently sent 15 warning letters to marketers of plastic bags touted as “oxodegradable,” cautioning that the claims may be deceptive.

  • 10.30.14

    Say Cheese . . . And Hello To Marketing

    A privacy controversy is brewing after recent news reports revealed that digital marketing firms are mining photo-sharing sites for data.

  • 10.24.14

    Permanent Ban From Prize Promotion Business After Sweepstakes Scam

    A sweepstakes operator agreed to a permanent ban from the prize promotion business pursuant to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after being accused of operating an international scam.

  • 10.17.14

    FTC: Personal Liability a Possibility, Large Advertisers a Target, Focus on COPPA

    At the annual conference of the National Advertising Division, Federal Trade Commission attorneys and Commissioners spoke about pressing issues in the industry.

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