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Franchising Newsletter – April 2013

by Kathy Dalton, Murray Deakin, Sam Jackson, J. Michael Keyes, Michaela Moloney, Sylvia Ng, Chris Nikou, Anna Trist | K&L Gates LLP on 5/2/2013

Overview - There have been several franchising developments since our last update in February. This edition discusses: - minimising the risks when marketing through social media - comments from...more

FTC Guidelines for Mobile Applications: New Standards for Transparency and Notification Dictate Responsibilities for All Parties...

by Cynthia Larose, Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 3/1/2013

Mobile applications allow users to direct ill-tempered birds toward the buildings of evil pigs and can operate as a tool to let you know when is the best point in a movie to excuse yourself to the nearest restroom. They are...more

New Privacy Guidelines for Mobile Apps

by Kathryn L. Ossian | Miller Canfield on 2/20/2013

Do you and your employees use applications on mobile devices to conduct business? Perhaps your organization offers a mobile app to your clients and customers to enhance your products or services. While the availability and...more

Recent Privacy Developments: California AG Continues to Lead on Mobile with New Recommendations and FTC Amends COPPA

by Antony Kim, Stephanie Sharron, Joe Wright | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 1/15/2013

Nearly all businesses today are involved in some way in the development or distribution of mobile applications. The first part of this Client Alert highlights recent activities of the California State Attorney General to...more

California Federal District Court Dismisses Privacy Class Action For Lack Of Injury

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/12/2013

On December 28, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative class action alleging that Google Inc.’s privacy policy violates the federal Wiretap Act and state consumer protection...more

On-Line Privacy: The FTC Snuffs Out A “History Sniffer”

by Matthew Borick | Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 1/10/2013

Most people seem to know that on-line browsing does not occur in a vacuum. As we browse the Web the sites we visit send “cookies” to our browsers that allow those sites to recognize us and keep track of our activity on them....more

Advertising News & Analysis - January 3, 2013

by Kristen Brown, Emilio W. Cividanes, Kelly DeMarchis, Stuart P. Ingis, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Jacqueline Levasseur Patt, Gregory J. Sater, Janet F. Satterthwaite | Venable LLP on 1/7/2013

In this issue: - FTC Amends Appliance Labeling Rule - What Does “As Seen On TV” Mean, Anyway? - Color or Colour? Color Trademarks Treated Differently in US and EU - FTC COPPA Rule Updates Take...more

Instagram Retreats on Privacy Policy Change but Gets Sued Anyway

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 12/28/2012

Photo-sharing app Instagram announced last Thursday, December 20, 2012 that it will withdraw one of its recent changes to the site's privacy policy following a public backlash. The withdrawn language explicitly permitted...more

Making Sense of the FTC Study on Kids' Mobile Apps

by Holland & Knight LLP on 12/11/2012

On December 10, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued its second report on kids' mobile apps, entitled "Mobile Apps for Kids, Disclosures: Still Not Making the Grade." The FTC was highly critical of the industry and...more

FTC Publishes New Privacy Guidelines for Mobile Apps

by Christopher G. Cwalina, Richard Raysman, Steven B. Roosa | Holland & Knight LLP on 11/15/2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released guidelines to assist mobile app developers to comply with truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing new mobile apps....more

MySpace Settles FTC Privacy-Related Charges

by Marc S. Reisler | Holland & Knight LLP on 7/3/2012

The social network site, Myspace, agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it misrepresented its protection of users' personal information. See In re Myspace LLC, FTC File No. 102 3058 (proposed settlement...more

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