Revised Florida sweepstakes law effective April 10, 2013 *

USA - April 16 2013
The State of Florida has amended its law governing games of chance (F.S. 849), revising certain provisions including those governing game promotions…

Co-authors: Ken Florin .

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New York State passes bill that applies its telemarketing laws to out-of-state telemarketers and adds new requirements for prerecorded messages *

USA - September 13 2012
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law an amendment to Article 26 of New York's General Business Law which will limit the ability of out-of-state telemarketers to target New Yorkers at home.

Co-authors: Christine Reilly, Michael L. Mallow.

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ICANN publishes roadmap for new gTLD applications *

Global - August 22 2012
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published a “roadmap” for new gTLDs (generic top-level domains) on August 17, 2012, aimed at providing guidance on the evaluation and delegation of the new gTLDs that will occur over the next year.

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U.S. senator raises concerns about new technology that tracks shoppers’ movements using their cellphones *

USA - December 12 2011
Over the Thanksgiving shopping weekend, two shopping malls in the U.S. were using “FootPath technology,” developed by British company Path Intelligence, to track shoppers’ movements by monitoring their cellphone signals.

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WOMMA releases perspective on privacy to help brands protect their consumers *

USA - October 31 2011
The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) recently released its Perspective on Privacy, a draft of preliminary recommendations designed to help brands incorporate privacy protections into their company's culture.

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