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FTC revises guidelines for online advertising

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 13 2013

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released updated guidelines (PDF) for regulating unfair and deceptive trade practices in online

Who's watching you? Facebook agrees to provide more transparency with online advertising

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

Yielding to pressure from advertisers, ad agencies, the media, consumers, and, perhaps, the FTC, Facebook has agreed to place The Digital Advertising

FFIEC proposes bank social media risk management guidelines

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

Earlier this week, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC") released its proposed guidance requesting comment on the

President signs amendment to Video Privacy Protection Act, ushering in a new era for widespread sharing of viewing histories

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 16 2013

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed the Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 ("VPPAA"), which makes it easier for companies to

Right on time: FTC announces COPPA update

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2012

Earlier today, FTC Chairman Leibowitz announced the agency’s update to the COPPA rule at a press conference alongside Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.), and Congressmen Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Tex

More news on COPPA...

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 14 2012

One day after the FTC issued its second report on privacy concerns with mobile apps for kids, "Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade", a consumer privacy group filed a complaint with the FTC against a mobile game-maker for alleged violations of COPPA

FTC COPPA rule revision comments-deadline extended to December 23

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 21 2011

No need to fret over Thanksgiving!

FTC announces proposed revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 15 2011

On September 15, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC," or "the Commission") announced proposed changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (the "COPPA Rule"

Facebook's newest revision to its promotional terms of use

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • June 17 2011

Facebook revised its promotion rules for sweepstakes and contests on the premier social networking site

Rep. Markey releases a kids do not track discussion draft bill

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2011

Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) circulated a discussion draft of his kids online do-not-track bill, co-sponsored by Joe Barton (R-Tex.) that proposes to make it illegal to use kids' or teens' information for targeted marketing and require parental consent for online tracking of the info