Facebook accedes to the FTC's poke, settles FTC's charges *

USA - December 7 2011
Facebook recently agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that Facebook violated the FTC Act. 

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Class action lawsuit against data broker for inaccurate information dismissed for lack of standing *

USA - September 27 2011
A putative class action lawsuit against data broker Spokeo.com for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California’s Unfair Competition Law was recently dismissed for lack of standing.

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Emerging electronic receipt option requires creative thinking for retailers under state law *

USA - August 19 2011
Recently, several large retail chains have started offering customers the option to receive electronic receipts for in-store purchasers.

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FTC-Google settlement marks two "firsts" in FTC privacy enforcement *

USA - April 12 2011
Google recently settled charges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that Google's social networking service, Buzz, violated the FTC Act.

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International cellular network industry association releases Privacy Principles *

Global - February 2 2011
Hot on the trail of the FTC's recent report on privacy, the GSMA, the London-based industry association representing over 800 cellular network operators worldwide, released its "high-level" Mobile Privacy Principles (the "Principles") on January 27, 2011.

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