House passes H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; Obama administration responds *

USA - April 22 2013
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) (H.R. 624), introduced on February 13…

Co-authors: Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik.

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Senate confirms Obama administration nominee Joshua D. Wright as new republican FTC commissioner *

USA - January 2 2013
Yesterday, the Senate unanimously confirmed Joshua D. Wright to replace J. Thomas Rosch as a Republican commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…

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The Future of Privacy Forum announces first privacy seal program for energy usage data *

USA - October 2 2012
On October 1, 2012, Washington-based think tank the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) announced the first privacy seal program for companies processing consumer energy usage data (CEUD) made available through smart meters.

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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: Dana B. Rosenfeld, Matthew P. Sullivan, Christopher M. Loeffler, Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Gonzalo E. Mon.

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New York enacts legislation to strengthen consumer protections against telemarketers *

USA - September 5 2012
On August 14, 2012, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation, which will regulate all telemarketers doing business in the State and strengthen consumer protections relating to pre-recorded telemarketing messages.

Co-authors: Daniel S. Blynn.

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