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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 27 2012

On August 6, 2012, the FTC published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment in the Federal Register regarding further modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2010

FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour stated that Google, Facebook, and other major U.S. companies need to “step up” their privacy protection efforts or face tougher penalties from the FTC

Legislative outlook

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Cal., outgoing Chair of the House Commerce Committee, released a statement giving the FCC and Chairman Genachowski “enormous credit” for adopting the Open Internet Order

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2011

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced last week that it has settled its lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Revenue

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 14 2011

On February 3, 2011, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California provisionally denied approval for a proposed settlement of the class action brought against Hughes Communications regarding early termination fees and download limits, as well as claims for violation of California's false advertising and unfair competition laws

Broadband news

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

On August 31, 2010, the FCC will be releasing the executive summary of the National Broadband Plan translated to Chinese (Simplified), Samoan, Tagalog, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese at a forum in Los Angeles on Broadband and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities being held at the Japanese American National Museum

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

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

On August 19, 2010, FTC staff terminated an investigation into whether Limewire, LLC's peer-to-peer file sharing software puts users at risk of inadvertently sharing sensitive information stored on their computers

Telecom privacy news

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

The Obama administration recently unveiled its National Strategy for Trusted Identities In Cyberspace (NSTIC), a regulatory framework that will encourage the private sector to create a more secure Internet identity ecosystem aimed at reducing online fraud and theft

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2010

On December 1, 2010, the FTC released its much-anticipated staff report on online privacy which proposes a broad framework for regulating the commercial use of information gathered from consumers' online activities

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2010

All providers of interconnected fixed or non-nomadic Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services as of December 1, 2010 will be required to register with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) by January 1, 2011, in accordance with 220 ILCS 513-401

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