In This Issue:

FTC, Facebook Reach Settlement Over Privacy Violations; Suit Alleges DISH Violated TCPA – Again; New Trademark Suits Implicate Muhammad Ali, President Obama; OBA Accountability Program Releases First Six Decisions; and CAN-SPAM Preempts Michigan State Suit.

Excerpt from "FTC, Facebook Reach Settlement Over Privacy Violations"

Two years after announcing changes to its privacy settings that angered consumers and resulted in a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook has reached a proposed settlement with the agency.

Under the consent agreement, the social network must receive express consent from users before their information is shared beyond the privacy settings they had established, is banned from making any further deceptive privacy claims, and is subject to biennial audits of its privacy practices for the next 20 years.