• 08.17.17

    Federal Lawmakers Consider IoT Security Standard

    A new federal bill would regulate security for Internet of Things (IoT) devices by requiring government vendors to conform to standards and make sure that products can have security problems patched.

  • 08.10.17

    FTC Blog Posts Offer Security Guidance

    In an effort to provide insight into the Federal Trade Commission’s data security principles, the agency pledged to each week share a new blog post with lessons for businesses.

  • 08.10.17

    New Jersey Limits Use of Shopper Data

    Shoppers in New Jersey were promised increased privacy after Governor Chris Christie signed the Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act that limits the collection and use of personal information obtained from consumers.

  • 08.10.17

    Apple Takes Bite From Data Security False Ad Suit

    Apple scored a victory in a data security suit when a California federal court judge denied a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class of consumers asserting false advertising claims.

  • 08.10.17

    Nevada Becomes Third State with Privacy Policy Law

    Joining the ranks of California and Delaware, the state of Nevada adopted a new law mandating that, beginning Oct. 1, websites and other online services post a privacy policy.

  • 08.03.17

    U.K. to Ban Gender Stereotypes in Ads

    Gender stereotypes in advertising will be banned as a result of new guidelines that will be promulgated by the main advertising regulators in the United Kingdom and go into effect in 2018.

  • 07.27.17

    ‘World’s Best’ Is Puffery, Not Objectively Provable Claim

    The claim “World’s Best Glass Cleaner” is puffery, the National Advertising Division decided in a challenge brought by S. C. Johnson & Son Inc. against advertiser PLZ Aeroscience Corporation.

  • 07.20.17

    Twitter Working to Limit Fake Stories, Accounts

    In an effort to combat fake accounts, false stories and other abuses, Twitter is considering the use of a new feature to let users flag Tweets that contain misleading, false or harmful information, according to news reports.

  • 07.13.17

    NAD Considers Grocery Store Claims, Including Jurisdiction Question

    A grocery store chain should discontinue comparative pricing claims, the National Advertising Division recommended in a new decision, finding the accompanying disclosures to be too vague and nonspecific.

  • 07.07.17

    Court Rules That ADA Applies to Website

    In what is believed to be the first court to hold a trial on the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to a retailer’s website, a federal court judge in Florida ruled that Winn-Dixie supermarkets can be liable under the federal statute for operating an inaccessible site.

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