FTC settles with mobile device manufacturer, claiming privacy-by-design unfairness and deception violations under the FTC act *

USA - February 22 2013
Consistent with the FTC's laser focus on mobile privacy, the Commission today announced its latest privacy law enforcement action - this time against…

Co-authors: Christopher M. Loeffler, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik.

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FTC focus on mobile apps continues with new report on mobile privacy disclosures *

USA - February 5 2013
On February 1, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued the staff report Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through Transparency (the…

Co-authors: Matthew P. Sullivan, John J. Heitmann, Jameson J. Dempsey, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik.

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FTC issues final amendments to the children's online privacy protection rule (COPPA): a detailed look at what's changed *

USA - January 4 2013
On December 19, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued its long-awaited final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule…

Co-authors: Matthew P. Sullivan, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik.

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FTC continues to scrutinize children's mobile apps and concludes privacy disclosures are insufficient *

USA - December 13 2012
On December 10, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued the staff report, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade."

Co-authors: Matthew P. Sullivan, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Gonzalo E. Mon.

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FTC publishes mobile app advertising and privacy do's and don'ts *

USA - September 11 2012
On September 5, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) published a marketing guide for mobile application (“app”) developers entitled “Marketing Your Mobile App: Get it Right from the Start” (the “Guide”).

Co-authors: Matthew P. Sullivan, Christopher M. Loeffler, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Gonzalo E. Mon, Sharon Kim Schiavetti.

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