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Microsoft Xbox Alleged COPPA Violations Costly: $20 Million

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Blaming a "data retention glitch," Microsoft has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $20 million to settle allegations that the company's Xbox gaming system has illegally collected personal information from children...more

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The Voluntary Disclosure Landscape After Microsoft’s Settlements with BIS and OFAC and the Issuance of the Axelrod Memorandum

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On April 6, 2023, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) agreed to pay $3.3 million to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

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OFAC and BIS Announce Microsoft Settlement of Sanctions and Export Control Violations

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On April 6, 2023, the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced a settlement with Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and...more

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3 FCPA Compliance Lessons From Microsoft's Settlement

Microsoft’s recent settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) sheds light on the DOJ’s new Corporate Enforcement...more

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Technology Company Resolves DOJ And SEC FCPA Allegations, With Hungary Subsidiary Entering Three-Year, Monitor-Free NPA

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On July 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that they had resolved allegations of Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (“FCPA”) violations against...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2017

In this edition of our Privacy and Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the Trump administration's executive order outlining its cybersecurity plans, Acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen's comments on the possible...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY Attorney General Announces 4 Settlements Over False Endorsements

Last year, we posted about a settlement between the FTC and Machinima over an influencer campaign. This week, the NY Attorney General announced a settlement with Machinima over the same campaign, along with settlements with...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

TCPA Connect - December 2015

SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Issues Revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule - On November 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule setting forth a number of key amendments and clarifications to its...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Game Over: Popular Multi-Channel Network Settles FTC Complaint for Paid Endorsement Videos

September 8, 2015 On September 2, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its first settlement with an online video marketer over an alleged failure to disclose paid endorsements. The FTC settled with Machinima,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - October 2014 #5

..Big Brother isn’t just watching. A single mother in upstate New York was surprised to find that she had a Facebook page in her name, complete with photos of her, her son, and her niece. She hadn’t actually set up the page....more

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The Microsoft Internet Explorer Saga: Microsoft Fined €561 Million for Failure to Keep Promises

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The European Commission has fined Microsoft €561 million (approximately US$730 million) for failure to abide by a commitment made in 2009 to make a browser-choice screen available to PC-users. The fine is in relation to the...more

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