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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #412 – Beware of Spamouflage

A new report by Graphika, as reported by Cyberscoop, has identified a Chinese-linked group that is “creating American personas online and spreading content designed to denigrate both parties and candidates.”...more

DLA Piper

Australia's e-marketing expectations: When customers don't give a spam

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On 1 July 2024, Australia’s spam regulator, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (AMCA), released a Statement of Expectations setting out its requirements for customer consent in the context of direct marketing....more

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Optimizing Your Law Firm’s SEO Strategy Using Reddit

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Reddit has recently emerged as a formidable platform for marketers. With its unique blend of user-generated content and community-driven discussions, Reddit provides valuable insights and real-time feedback that can...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

The New Term “Slop” Joins “Spam” in Our Vocabulary

Introduction - As the granddaughter of two Alabama farmers, the word “slop” evokes images of something with little value. In today’s digital landscape, avoiding AI-generated content is nearly impossible, akin to dodging...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Google’s First 2024 Algorithm Update: Quality Content Still Rules for Law Firms

Spoiler alert straight from Google: “There’s nothing new or special that creators need to do for this update as long as they’ve been making satisfying content meant for people.” If your law firm’s digital...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Strategies for Success in Telemarketing’s Shifting Landscape

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The start of the year is a good time to assess and refine your telemarketing business practices (including automated text marketing) for success in 2024. This is particularly critical in light of recent government actions...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Not All Telemarketing Calls Are Unsolicited!!

On January 30, 2024, AT&T announced a new feature aimed at reducing the number of unsolicited telemarketing calls delivered to its subscribers. AT&T is teaming up with TransUnion, a credit reporting company, to roll out this...more

Venable LLP

Maryland Rings in the New Year with an Expanded Telemarketing Law

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Telemarketers celebrating the new year should be aware of Maryland’s new telemarketing law, Stop the Spam Calls Act, which took effect January 1, 2024. Like the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Maryland now...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - December 2023

Thank you for reading the December 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss the USPTO's new guidance on "clothed" consent agreements, three ways to protect your identify and avoid...more

Dechert LLP

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 40

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FTC Settles with Experian for Alleged Customer Spamming - On August 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed settlement involving Experian Consumer Services (“Experian”). A federal court entered...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - August 2023

The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more

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How to Keep Your Law Firm Marketing Emails Out of the Spam Box

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From writing content to perfecting design, creating law firm marketing emails takes time and effort. However, email marketing is a waste of time if your newsletters and client alerts are landing in the spam box...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Mini-TCPA Updates

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May was a big month for State Mini-TCPA statutes. Florida passed an amendment to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act, Fla. Stat. § 501.059 (“FTSA”), New Jersey amended its telemarketing law with Bill S921 (“Seinfeld...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

DON’T BE FOOLED! THE TOP 12 IRS SCAMS TO AVOID IN 2023

Every year, the IRS issues a list of the top 12 scams and schemes for taxpayers to take caution to avoid. While the first of April marked the annual “April Fools” period, I don’t want you to be fooled by IRS scams. So, while...more

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Google’s New Algorithm Update – Focusing on Link Spam

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This month saw Google roll out the “December 2022 link spam update”. This is an update to the spam detection system and affects the ability to find purchased links and detect domains used primarily to pass links to other...more

Cozen O'Connor

51 AGs Show Support for FCC Proposal Requiring Wireless Providers to Block Spam Texts

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter on behalf of a coalition of 51 AGs supporting an FCC proposal meant to cut down on the number of unwanted text messages received by consumers....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FCC Proposes Action on Scam and Spam Text Messaging

The FCC proposes requiring mobile wireless providers to block text messages that appear to come from invalid, unallocated or unused numbers, and numbers on a “Do-Not-Originate” list. It also seeks comment on Over the Top...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FEC Advisory Opinion Roundup: Contributor-Centric Analysis Appears Here to Stay

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) recently issued three noteworthy advisory opinions covering a variety of topics. These opinions are briefly summarized below. Contribution Processors: Advisory Opinion 2022-10...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CRTC Quashes CASL Findings Against Online Intermediaries - But Avoids the Elephant in the Room

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The CRTC has overturned a 2018 staff finding that two online advertising intermediaries aided an unknown party with respect to the installation of malware on Canadian government computers, contrary to s. 9 of Canada’s...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

With Electronic Proposals, Sometimes Even On-time Submissions Can Be Late

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Punctual people often live by the maxim: “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late.” When submitting electronic proposals under FAR 52.212-1, those are words to live by....more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Safe Practices for Seniors on Social Media

My mother-in-law lives on a farm in rural Oklahoma. Living out in the country was a dream of my in-laws for a long time, and after retiring, they made it a reality over 19 years ago. They bought 43 acres of land, and the goal...more

Perkins Coie

What to Expect From Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s FCC

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Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

NIST Publishes Technical Note on Predicting Botnet Attacks

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On October 22, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published NIST Technical Note (TN) 2111, “An Empirical Study on Flow-based Botnet Attacks Prediction”. The note, authored by Mitsuhiro Hatada...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Connecticut Insurance Department Reminds Licensees to Comply with Data Security Law - On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #246 – Spam, Spam, Spam: Be Extra Cautious

Security researchers are warning companies to be aware of a new resurgence of the Emotet botnet that has been reactivated after a hiatus of five months. According to the researchers, the Emotet malware steals information,...more

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