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Activity in Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2011

On June 9, 2011, the FTC announced its settlement with California Internet marketer Jaivin Karnani and his company, Balls of Kryptonite, as well as several associated companies, to settle charges that the defendants tricked British consumers into believing that the defendants were based in the United Kingdom by using foreign websites ending in “.co.uk”

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 13 2011

Carriers that provided service between the United States and foreign points in the 2010 calendar year are required to file their annual International Traffic Data report by July 31, 2011

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2011

On May 5, 2011, the FTC obtained a temporary restraining order from the US District Court for the District of New Jersey enjoining a number of related companies and individuals from deceptive marketing practices surrounding the sale of prepaid calling cards

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2011

Carriers that provided service between the United States and foreign points in the 2010 calendar year are required to file their annual International Traffic Data report by July 31, 2011

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 30 2011

On May 26, 2011, the FTC announced that it will be updating its advisory guide on how federal advertising law applies to marketing and sales on the Internet

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 23 2011

Carriers that provided service between the United States and foreign points in the 2010 calendar year are required to file their annual International Traffic Data report by July 31, 2011

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 23 2011

On May 19, 2011, David Vladeck, Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on the privacy implications of mobile technology

Federal Trade Commission developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2011

On May 12, 2011, the FTC announced that it had settled a case it brought against Playdom, Inc., a developer of online multi-player games, alleging that Playdom violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by illegally collecting and disclosing personal information from hundreds of thousands of children under age 13 without their parents’ prior consent

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2011

On May 4, 2011, David Vladeck, Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, testified before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 25 2011

On April 21, 2011, the FTC announced that Electric Mobility Corp. (EMC), the maker of Rascal Scooters, will pay a $100,000 fine to settle the agency’s complaint against it for violations of the Do Not Call Rules