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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
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  • China, USA
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  • August 1 2011

On July 27, 2011, the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced that they signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s three antitrust agencies to “promote communication and cooperation among the agencies in the two countries.”

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2011

The FTC has obtained an injunction from the federal court for the Middle District of Florida against several entities, including Direct Benefits Group, LLC, charged with unlawfully debiting consumer bank accounts when they requested payday loans

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

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

On August 26, 2011, the FTC announced updated fees for accessing phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 28 2011

On November 22, 2011, the FTC continued its crackdown on illegal robocalls by taking action against a telemarketing operation that allegedly helped clients make robocalls, call phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, and mask Caller ID information, in violation of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 26 2011

On December 12, 2011, the FTC, through the Department of Justice, filed a complaint against a group of companies that allegedly made illegal robocalls, called phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, and masked Caller ID information, all in violation of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 26 2011

The FTC will host an open workshop on December 8, 2011, exploring the privacy and security implications raised by the increasing use of facial recognition technology

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 19 2011

The FTC is investigating allegations that monitoring software developed by Carrier IQ and found on about 140 million smartphones has been collecting and transmitting data to carriers without the consumers’ knowledge

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

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

On July 19, 2011, President Obama announced that he will nominate Maureen K. Ohlhausen to the FTC. Ms. Ohlhausen is telecommunications and technology lawyer who previously served at the FTC from 2004-2008 as a Director in the Office of Policy Planning

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 6 2012

In response to Google’s recent announcement that it will combine the privacy policies and data from over 60 different Google products and services, eight members of Congress wrote to Google asking it to explain the “steps that are being taken to ensure the protection of consumers’ privacy rights.”