FTC amends its COPPA Rule to protect children online after technology advances in gathering their personal information *

USA - December 26 2012
Technology advances often help consumers do things quicker or easier. For regulators and law enforcers, such advances often present challenges in keeping…

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Wow! Government amends Red Flags Rule to make it narrower *

USA - December 14 2012
In journalism, the adage goes, “man bites dog” is news. The regulatory equivalent should be “government amends Rule to make it narrower.”

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Recent FTC civil penalties for privacy violations show need for companies to ensure compliance with their privacy policies *

USA - August 27 2012
After several years where telemarketing fraud and exercise/weight loss products seemed to top the FTC’s agenda, the time has come when stepped up privacy enforcement against companies that are household names means that all consumer oriented firms need to take notice.

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FTC proposes updating COPPA rules to address mobile technologies and current digital advertising practices in gathering and using information from children under 13 *

USA - August 6 2012
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was passed by Congress at the end of the last century to add protections when an internet site sought to collect “personally identifiable information” (“PII”) from children under 13.

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Right turn on green? The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed revisions to the guides for the use of environmental marketing claims *

USA - October 25 2010
The public comment period has begun for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed revisions to the "Green Guides," the existing advisory guidelines used to help marketers avoid making environmental claims that would mislead consumers.

Co-authors: Donna A. Tobin.

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