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Life is good but its security was not

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 6 2008

Popular retailer Life is good became the latest target of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) information security enforcement action, following a hacking incident affecting credit cards collected on the company's website

Federal Trade Commission takes first action under US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2009

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken its first enforcement action pursuant to the US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework (Safe Harbor

FTC issues revised self-regulatory principles on behavioral advertising

  • Dentons
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 18 2009

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released revised self-regulatory principles ("the Principles") for online behavioral advertisingdescribed as "tracking of consumer's online activities to deliver tailored advertising"and continued to endorse self regulation, at least for now

Invalid subpoenas sent via e-mail: new and dangerous internet scam

  • Duane Morris LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2008

Thousands of company executives received e-mails mid-April that purported to be federal court subpoenas but instead appear to be part of a "phishing" scam to capture sensitive data

Coming down from the cloud: an overview of cloud computing

  • Hogan Lovells
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2009

Although there is no official definition, cloud computing is generally understood to mean the use of the Internet, or the "cloud," to access information technology (IT) assets and services such as software, data storage, or specialized business platforms and programs, from a third-party service provider

Report finds America rejects targeting setting up policy debate

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 1 2009

In its announcement that it would convene a series of public roundtables to address developing privacy issues, the Federal Trade Commission requested empirical data on consumer privacy expectations

Sixth Circuit decision extends privacy expectation to e-mail

  • Vedder Price PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2007

A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit involving warrantless searches and seizures and commercial Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) has expanded the degree of privacy e-mail users should expect with regard to their e-mail messages

FTC staff issues revised principles and guidance for online behavioral advertising

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 19 2009

In December, 2007, Federal Trade Commission staff issued proposed principles for online behavioral advertising

NY legislator introduces Online Consumer Protection Act

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 17 2009

In the state of New York, Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky introduced on January 7, 2009, the “Online Consumer Protection Act” (the “bill” or the “Act”), which would permit consumers to elect not to have their data collected online for use to deliver relevant ads to them

Cybersecurity is a top priority for President Obama and Congress

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 17 2009

President Obama and Congress have tagged investment in cybersecurity as a means to help stimulate the economy