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Cookies and html 5 give rise to new privacy concerns

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2010

As more and more consumers utilize the Internet for information, commerce, and entertainment, there is an ever-increasing push on the part of business and advertisers to enhance and monetize the browsing experience

Be prepared: don’t get caught red-handed by the FTC’s Red Flags Rule

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 17 2010

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Red Flags Rule has an enforcement deadline of December 31, 2010

FTC wins big in case about deceptive infomercials

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 11 2010

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the lower court's decision, awarding judgment in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in Federal Trade Commission v. Direct Marketing Concepts, Inc

Consumers take privacy concerns to the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 30 2010

Apple and its application providers are beings sued for permitting iPhones and iPads to be tracked and user behavior to be transmitted to third parties without users' knowledge

Red flags rule clarification signed into law

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 29 2010

Congress and President Obama narrowly made the Federal Trade Commission's enforcement deadline for clarifying the definition of "creditor" by signing the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 (the "Act") into law on December 18, 2010

Bed bugs taking a bite out of the fashion industry

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 1 2010

Juicy Couture has joined the list of fashion stores that have had to temporarily shut down due to bed bugs

Playdom must pay for violating COPPA

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a record $3 million agreement with the online game developer Playdom Inc. and Senior Vice President Howard Marks to settle charges that the Walt Disney Co. subsidiary violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) by collecting and disclosing the personal information of children under the age of 13 without proper parental consent

Groupon and LivingSocial may need to strike a deal before they can provide one

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2011

Several lawsuits have been filed against Groupon and LivingSocial, two companies well known for providing special offers online that allow consumers to sign up for a deal-of-the-day and purchase products and services at special rates for limited windows of time

Behavioral advertising icon may provide online consumers with more privacy

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 10 2011

There is a new industry program supported by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to encourage more transparency with respect to behavioral advertising

Zip codes have been added to the list of personal identification information by the Supreme Court of California

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

On February 10, 2011, the Supreme Court of California decided that ZIP codes are "personal identification information" (PII) for purposes of the Song-Beverly Act (the "Act"); therefore, they may not be requested or required as a condition to accept credit cards as part of a transaction

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