Science, Computers & Technology, Consumer Protection

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

by Elizabeth Featherman, Camille Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Westmore recommended that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California award Facebook $2.8 million in damages from typosquatters under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection...more

Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Mobile Application Privacy

by Allison Dodd, Daren M. Orzechowski | White & Case LLP on 5/15/2013

On May 9, 2013, Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson introduced the Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act of 2013 (the "Apps Act"), a bill "[t]o provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment...more

Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little...

by David Marty, Tyler G. Newby | Fenwick & West LLP on 5/15/2013

A California Superior Court judge has dismissed with prejudice a privacy suit brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris against Delta Airlines. The complaint, filed in December of 2012, alleged that Atlanta-based...more

FTC Sharpens Focus On Data Brokers

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/14/2013

On May 7, the FTC released letters it sent to 10 data brokers warning that certain of the brokers’ practices could violate FCRA privacy protections. ...more

FTC Denies Requests to Extend Effective Date for COPPA Rule Revisions

by Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/14/2013

The FTC has voted to retain the July 1, 2013 effective date for the revisions to its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule), shortly after issuing revised “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) to aid compliance...more

Enter, the APPS Act

by Amy Malone | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/14/2013

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat from Georgia, has introduced a mobile privacy bill that if passed will require mobile application developers to maintain privacy policies, obtain consent from consumers before collecting...more

Medical Device Update: FDA Regulation of Tanning Beds, “Henceforth to be Known as Sunlamp Products”

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/10/2013

Yesterday, we reported that FDA had announced its intentions of reclassifying sunlamp products and requiring labeling changes to include warnings discouraging young people from using them....more

FTC Confirms Expanded Kids Privacy Rule Effective Date Is July 1, 2013: Online Advertisers and Services Displaying Ads among...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/10/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted this week to keep July 1, 2013, as the effective date for the amended Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule).1 The COPPA Rule applies to operators of...more

Advertising Law -- May 09, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/9/2013

Harsh Criticism for Ad Industry Over DNT - The advertising industry faced harsh criticism at a hearing held by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.). He addressed the implementation of a federal Do Not Track program and...more

FTC’s revised COPPA rules go into effect July 1, 2013

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 5/9/2013

On May 6, 2013, the FTC unanimously decided that the revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) will go into effect on July 1, 2013, as announced last December. Several industry organizations had asked the...more

Cyber Risk Insurance May Cost More Than You Think

by Thomas Caswell, III | Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 5/9/2013

Since 2003, all but four states have enacted laws concerning data breaches and the protection of consumers’ personal information. This regulation of electronic data containing personal information and the protection of such...more

FTC Votes to Keep July 1 Compliance Deadline for COPPA; California Bill Would Require Removing Children's Personal Information...

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/8/2013

The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously this week to keep the July 1, 2013, compliance date for the new COPPA Rule. Representatives from several industry groups had asked the FTC to delay the compliance date to give...more

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/8/2013

On April 30, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California held that Section 1747.08 of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, which prohibits retailers from requiring personal information as a condition to...more

Judge Slams Copyright Troll Attorneys

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 5/8/2013

A federal judge has referred a band of copyright troll attorneys to their respective state and federal bars for their “moral turpitude unbecoming of an officer of the court.” The judge also referred the attorneys to the U.S....more

FTC on COPPA: No Delay

by Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/7/2013

This afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously rejected requests from industry organizations to delay the July 1 date for compliance with the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)....more

FTC Staff Updates its COPPA FAQs, Providing Crucial Guidance for Covered Operators

by D. Reed Freeman, Jr., Julie O'Neill | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/6/2013

Last week, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued crucial reading for operators of websites, apps, plug-ins, ad networks and other online services (together, “Services”) that are subject to its recently...more

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/30/2013

Increasingly, privacy is a big concern in app development. California and other jurisdictions are ramping up enforcement efforts around existing privacy laws. For example, the California attorney general has recently taken...more

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/30/2013

If you got Google, Facebook and Microsoft into a room and asked them to compile a list of things that they are most afraid of, that list would probably look something like this...more

FTC Seeks Input On Privacy, Security Implications Of Connected Consumer Devices

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/30/2013

On April 17, the FTC requested input on the consumer privacy and security issues posed by the connectivity of consumer devices in advance of a public workshop to be held on November 21, 2013. The request notes that connected...more

FTC Updates COPPA FAQs

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/30/2013

On April 25, the FTC issued updated FAQs on the recently amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. ...more

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Red Flags Rules Applicable to Financial Institutions and Creditors

by Timothy Blank, Nicholas DiLorenzo, Owen C.J. Foster, Christopher Harvey | Dechert LLP on 4/30/2013

The SEC and CFTC recently issued joint Identity Theft Red Flags Rules (the “Rules”), which are rules and guidelines requiring certain financial institutions worldwide to adopt comprehensive data security programs to detect...more

FTC Offers FAQ Guide for Revised COPPA Rule

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 4/29/2013

A 92-question and answer guide is available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help businesses and parents understand the new rule for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which go into effect July 1,...more

FTC, Rent-to-Own Stores Settle Charges of Spying on Consumers Via Rented Computers

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/29/2013

The Federal Trade Commission recently approved nine final orders that settle charges against seven rent-to-own stores and a software design firm and its principals. The charges stemmed from shocking allegations that the...more

Advertising News & Analysis - April 18, 2013

by Ellen Traupman Berge, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Amy Ralph Mudge, Jonathan L. Pompan, Gregory J. Sater, Randal M. Shaheen | Venable LLP on 4/29/2013

In this issue: - FTC Chairwoman Addresses AAF’s Advertising on the Hill Day, Provides Broad Guidance - Bringing a Legal Challenge? Expect One in Return - NAD Says Doctor-Recommended Claims Need a Second...more

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/29/2013

In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it intended to release a guidance document explaining how it will regulate industry’s use of social media to advertise products or communicate with...more

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Science, Computers & Technology › Consumer Protection

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Mobile Application Privacy

Privacy Litigation Alert: California Court Dismisses Attorney General's Mobile App Privacy Suit Against Delta, Offers Little...

FTC Sharpens Focus On Data Brokers

FTC Denies Requests to Extend Effective Date for COPPA Rule Revisions

Enter, the APPS Act

Medical Device Update: FDA Regulation of Tanning Beds, “Henceforth to be Known as Sunlamp Products”

FTC Confirms Expanded Kids Privacy Rule Effective Date Is July 1, 2013: Online Advertisers and Services Displaying Ads among...

Advertising Law -- May 09, 2013

FTC’s revised COPPA rules go into effect July 1, 2013

Cyber Risk Insurance May Cost More Than You Think

FTC Votes to Keep July 1 Compliance Deadline for COPPA; California Bill Would Require Removing Children's Personal Information...

California Federal Court Holds Online Purchase Transactions For Shipped Merchandise Not Covered By Song-Beverly Credit Card Act

Judge Slams Copyright Troll Attorneys

FTC on COPPA: No Delay

FTC Staff Updates its COPPA FAQs, Providing Crucial Guidance for Covered Operators

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

About California’s Right to Know Act of 2013 – What, Me Worry?

FTC Seeks Input On Privacy, Security Implications Of Connected Consumer Devices

FTC Updates COPPA FAQs

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Red Flags Rules Applicable to Financial Institutions and Creditors

FTC Offers FAQ Guide for Revised COPPA Rule

FTC, Rent-to-Own Stores Settle Charges of Spying on Consumers Via Rented Computers

Advertising News & Analysis - April 18, 2013

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

Tips for Mobile App Privacy Compliance [Video]

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